Terms used
3 Terms used
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —
CEO has the meaning giving to that term in the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 section 3;
chief judicial officer of a court has the meaning given to that term in the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 section 3;
court custodial services has the meaning given to that term in the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 section 3;
court custody centre has the meaning given to that term in the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 section 3;
court premises has the meaning given to that term in the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 section 3;
custodial service, in relation to a detention centre, means —
the management, control or security of the centre; or
the security, control, safety, care or welfare of detainees at the centre,
and includes an administrative arrangement in relation to a matter mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);
custodial service, in relation to a prison, means —
the management, control or security of the prison; or
the security, control, safety, care or welfare of prisoners committed to the prison,
and includes an administrative arrangement in relation to a matter mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);
custodial service (CSCS Act) has the meaning given to “custodial service” in the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 section 3 and includes an administrative arrangement in relation to such a matter;
detainee means a person who is detained in a detention centre;
detention centre has the same meaning as it has in the Young Offenders Act 1994 section 3 and includes any other place where a detainee is detained under that Act that is managed or otherwise controlled by the chief executive officer as defined in that section;
independent detention centre visitor means a person appointed under section 41 to be an independent detention centre visitor;
independent prison visitor means a person appointed under section 39 to be an independent prison visitor;
inspection report means a report under section 20;
Inspector means the holder of the office of Inspector of Custodial Services continued by section 5;
lock‑up has the meaning given to that term in the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 section 3;
Note for this definition:
lock‑up in this Act does not include a lock‑up that is managed or controlled by the Commissioner of Police.
person in custody means —
a person in custody as defined in the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 section 3 for whom the CEO is responsible under that Act; or
an intoxicated detainee as defined in the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 section 3 for whom the CEO is responsible under that Act;
prison has the meaning given to that term in the Prisons Act 1981 section 3(1) and includes any other place where a prisoner is confined or kept under that Act that is managed or otherwise controlled by the chief executive officer as defined in that section;
prisoner has the meaning given to that term in the Prisons Act 1981 section 3(1);
public service officer has the meaning given to that term in the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 3(1);
staff, in relation to the Inspector, means a person referred to in section 16(1), (2) or (3).
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