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Corrections Act 1986
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33 Definitions
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 of *official visitor* repealed by No. 10/2013 s. 13(a).
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;
(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).