In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
applicant means anyone who makes an application under section 10
application means an application to a District Court under section 13
Approved Agency or Agency means a person or an organisation, organisation, department, or entity appointed as an Approved Agency under section 7
chief executive means the chief executive of the department that is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act
defendant, in relation to an application made to, or an order made by, a court under this Act, means a person against whom an order is sought or made
digital communication—
(b) includes any text message, writing, photograph, picture, recording, or other matter that is communicated electronically
harm means serious emotional distress
individual means a natural person
intimate visual recording—
(a) means a visual recording (for example, a photograph, videotape, or digital image) that is made in any medium using any device with or without the knowledge or consent of the individual who is the subject of the recording, and that is of—
(i) an individual who is in a place which, in the circumstances, would reasonably be expected to provide privacy, and the individual is—
(A) naked or has his or her genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breasts exposed, partially exposed, or clad solely in undergarments; or
(ii) an individual's naked or undergarment-clad genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breasts which is made—
IPAP has the same meaning as in section 122A(1) of the Copyright Act 1994
Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act
online content host, in relation to a digital communication, means the person who has control over the part of the electronic retrieval system, such as a website, on which the communication is posted and accessible by the user
online content host, in relation to a digital communication, means the person who has control over the part of the electronic retrieval system, such as a website or an online application, on which the communication is posted and accessible by the user
posts a digital communication—
(a) means transfers, sends, posts, publishes, disseminates, or otherwise communicates by means of a digital communication—
professional leader has the same meaning as in section 120 of the Education Act 1989
registered school has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Education Act 1989.