Prison Act 1995 · Updated to 12 Dec 2025 · Part IV · Custody and Removal of Prisoners
46Q. Interpretation
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“transferred prisoner” means the transferred prisoner under the
prisoner
Defined · s 2
“prisoner” means a person, whether convicted or not, under confinement in a prison and in relation to a convicted prisoner, includes a prisoner released on parole;
International Transfer of Prisoners Act 2012; and
“prescribed foreign State” has the meaning assigned to it under the
prescribed
Defined · s 2
“prescribed” means prescribed by or under this Act and where the authority is not specified, by the Minister;
International Transfer of Prisoners Act 2012.