Prison Act 1995 · Updated to 12 Dec 2025 · Part V · Employment and Prison Discipline
53. Prosecution for offences
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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;