Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Protection Against Family Violence
58. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part —
“deputy” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Mental Capacity Act 2008;
“Director‑General” means the Director‑General of Social Welfare;
Director‑General
“Director‑General”, except in Part 7, means the Director‑General of Social Welfare and includes any person who is authorised by the Director‑General to perform any of the duties or exercise any of the powers of the Director‑General under this Act;
“donee” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Mental Capacity Act 2008;
“emergency order” means an emergency order under section 62(1);
“enforcement officer” —
means an enforcement officer appointed under section 65(4)(a); and
in relation to a function of an enforcement officer under this Part, includes a person authorised under section 65(4)(b) to exercise that function;
“expedited order” means an expedited order under section 61(2);
“family member” has the meaning given by section 58A;
“family violence” has the meaning given by section 58B;
“home”, in relation to a person, means the place or premises at which the person ordinarily resides;
place
“place” means any building, house, office, flat, room or cubicle or any part thereof, and any open or enclosed space and includes a ship, boat or any vessel, whether afloat or not, and any vehicle;
“protection order” means a protection order under section 60A(1);
“protector” —
means a protector appointed under section 65(2)(a); and
in relation to a function of a protector under this Part, includes a person authorised under section 65(2)(b) to exercise that function;
“psychiatrist” means a medical practitioner who is registered as a psychiatrist in the Register of Specialists under the Medical Registration Act 1997;
“qualified assessor” means a person whom the Director‑General reasonably considers to be qualified to conduct an assessment under section 59;
“registered medical practitioner” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Medical Registration Act 1997;
“specified”, in relation to an order, means specified in the order;
“support person” means a person prescribed or appointed as a support person under section 65(7) or (8), respectively;
“vulnerable adult” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Vulnerable Adults Act 2018.
For the purposes of this Part, whether a person lacks mental capacity is to be determined in accordance with Part 2 of the Mental Capacity Act 2008.
In this Part, a reference to exercising a function includes a reference to exercising a power or performing a duty.