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SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 996

Long - term prisoner

  (1)   For the purposes of this Division, a person is a long - term prisoner if the person:

  (a)   has been convicted of an offence; and

  (b)   has been sentenced to imprisonment:

  (i)   for life; or

  (ii)   for a term of at least 10 years; and

  (c)   is serving the sentence.

  (2)   For the purposes of this Division, a person is a long - term prisoner if:

  (a)   the person has been charged with an offence punishable by imprisonment for life or for a term of at least 10 years; and

  (b)   the person has not been convicted of the offence; and

  (c)   the person is in custody; and

  (d)   the person is not serving a sentence of imprisonment for life or for a term of 10 years or more imposed as a result of conviction of another offence.


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