CORRECTIONS ACT 1986 - SECT 33 Definitions

CORRECTIONS ACT 1986 - SECT 33

In this Division—

S. 33 def. of independent prison visitor inserted by No. 10/2013 s. 13(b).

"independent prison visitor" means an independent prison visitor appointed under this Division;

S. 33 def. of official visitor repealed by No. 10/2013 s. 13(a).

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S. 33 def. of visitor amended by Nos 45/1996 ss 7(b), 17(Sch. 1 item 25), 82/2012 s. 285(2), 10/2013 s. 13(c), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 32.6).

"visitor" means any of the following persons—

        (a)     a judge of the Supreme Court;

        (b)     a judge of the County Court;

        (c)     a magistrate;

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        (e)     an independent prison visitor;

        (f)     an Ombudsman officer (within the meaning of the Ombudsman Act 1973 );

        (g)     a person authorized to visit a prison by the Minister, the Secretary or a Governor;

        (h)     a person who visits a prison under section 37;

              (i)     a lawyer;

        (j)     a person authorized by a lawyer to act on the lawyer's behalf;

        (k)     a police officer;

        (l)     a person authorized to visit a prison under a contact visiting programme or a residential visiting programme.

S. 34 amended by No. 45/1996 s. 7(c).