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Sentencing Act 2002

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142A: Interpretation of terms used in sections 142B to 142Q

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When you read sections 142B to 142Q, you need to know what some words mean. The word Commissioner means the Commissioner of Police. You will also see the word prosecutor, which has the same meaning as in the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009. This helps you understand what these sections are talking about. The sections 142B to 142Q are part of the Sentencing Act 2002, which is a law in New Zealand. You can find more information about the prosecutor in section 5(1) of the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009.

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Discharge and miscellaneous orders: Instrument forfeiture orders

142AInterpretation of terms used in sections 142B to 142Q

  1. For the purposes of sections 142B to 142Q, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    Commissioner means the Commissioner of Police

      prosecutor has the same meaning as in section 5(1) of the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009.

      Notes
      • Section 142A: inserted, on , by section 10 of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 10).