Australian Citizenship Act 2007
9Confinement in prison or psychiatric institution
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9 Confinement in prison or psychiatric institution
Confinement in prison (1) For the purposes of this Act, the period during which a person is confined to a prison includes a period: (a) during which the person is an escapee from the prison; or (b) during which the person is undergoing a sentence of periodic detention in the prison. (2) For the purposes of this Act, the period during which a person is confined to a prison does not include a period during which the person has been so confined by reason only of the person serving a sentence relating to a conviction that is later quashed. Confinement in psychiatric institution (3) For the purposes of this Act, the period during which a person is confined in a psychiatric institution by order of a court includes a period during which the person is an escapee from the institution.