Prison Act 1995 · Updated to 12 Dec 2025 · Part V · Employment and Prison Discipline
52. Prisoner may make his defence
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prisoner
“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;
of hearing the charge or complaint against him and the evidence in support thereof; and
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prison
“prison” means any house, building, enclosure or place, or any part thereof, declared to be a prison under section 3 and shall include the grounds and buildings within the prison enclosure and also the airing grounds or other grounds or buildings belonging or attached thereto and used by prisoners;
of making his defence and calling of evidence in support thereof.