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Corrections Act 1986
Div 4ALetters and parcels to and from prisoners
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Division 4A—Letters and parcels to and from prisoners
S. 47AA inserted by No. 53/2007 s. 16.
47AA Definitions
***family member***, in relation to a person, means—
(a) a partner of the person; or
(b) a parent, step-parent, legal guardian or grandparent of the person or of a partner of the person; or
(c) a child or grandchild (of any age) of the person or of a partner of the person or a child of whom that person or the person's partner is a guardian; or
(d) a sibling or a step-sibling of the person or of a partner of the person; or
(e) a child (of any age) of a sibling of the person or of a sibling of a partner of the person; or
(f) a child (of any age) of a sibling of a parent of the person or of a sibling of a parent of a partner of the person; or
(g) a person who has or has had an intimate personal relationship with that person; or
(h) a child who normally or regularly resides with that person; or
(i) another person who is or has been ordinarily a member of the household of that person;
(a) a natural person who has suffered injury, loss or damage (including grief, distress, trauma or other significant adverse effect) as a direct result of an offence, whether or not that injury, loss or damage was reasonably foreseeable by the offender; or
(b) a family member of a person to whom paragraph (a) applies.
S. 47A (Heading) amended by No. 45/2019 s. 23(1).
S. 47A inserted by No. 45/2001 s. 33, amended by No. 45/2019 s. 23(2).