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Prisons Act 1981
2Repealed by the *Interpretation Act 1984*.
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2 Repealed by the *Interpretation Act 1984*.
3 Under the *Acts Amendment (Public Service) Act 1987* s. 31(1)(f), a reference in a written law to “Permanent Head” is, unless the contrary intention appears, to be construed as if it had been amended to be a reference to the chief executive officer.
4 Under the *Alteration of Statutory Designations Order (No. 3) 2001*, a reference to the Prisons Department was, unless the contrary intention appears, to be read and construed as a reference to the Department of Justice. See *Gazette* 7 Sep 2001 p. 4994‑6.
Subsequently, the name of the Department of Justice was changed to the Department of the Attorney General, and the Deparment of Corrective Serices was established with effect from 5 Jan 2006. See *Gazette* 10 Jan 2006 p. 39.
Subsequent to that, the Departments of the Attorney General and Corrective Serices were amalgamated and designated the Deparment of Justice. See *Gazette* 28 Jun 2017 p. 3503.