In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

approved organisation means an organisation approved by the Director under section 13 ;

Board means the Parole Board established under section 62 ;

correctional officer means a person appointed as a correctional officer pursuant to section 5 ;

custodian means a person referred to in section 42(4)(a) , (b) or (c) (other than the Director);

detainee means a person, other than a prisoner, who is subject to an order of a court by which he or she is remanded or otherwise committed to prison;

Director means the Director of Corrective Services appointed under section 5 ;

disciplinary officer means a correctional officer –

(a) nominated by the Director under section 57 to be a disciplinary officer; or

(b) belonging to a class of correctional officers nominated by the Director under section 57 to be disciplinary officers;

hospital means a place approved as a hospital under section 35 ;

imprisonment means imprisonment imposed as a result of a lawful sentence;

institution means a place approved as an institution under section 35 ;

leave permit means a leave permit in force under section 42 ;

legal member means the member of the Board referred to in section 62(2)(a) ;

legal practitioner means a person referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of "legal practitioner" in section 3 of the Legal Profession Act 1993 ;

life prisoner means a prisoner who is serving a sentence for the term of his or her natural life;

medical officer means a legally qualified medical practitioner who is engaged to examine, treat or care for a prisoner or detainee;

non-parole period, in relation to a sentence of imprisonment, means –

(a) in a case to which section 17(2)(a) or 18(1)(a) of the Sentencing Act 1997 applies, the whole of the period of the sentence; or

(b) in a case to which section 17(2)(b) or 18(1)(b) of the Sentencing Act 1997 applies, the period specified in the order made under that section; or

(c) in any other case, the non-parole period specified in section 68(1) ;

officer of the Ombudsman means a person who is appointed or employed pursuant to section 9 of the Ombudsman Act 1978 ;

official visitor means a person appointed as an official visitor to a prison under section 10 ;

operative sentence means such part of a sentence of imprisonment as has not been suspended;

parole order means a parole order under section 72 ;

police officer has the same meaning as in the Police Regulation Act 1898 ;

prison includes a place of detention irrespective of the title by which it is known, and includes the whole area, whether or not walled or fenced, established as a prison;

prisoner means a person who is subject to an order of a court by which he or she is sentenced to a term of imprisonment;

prison offence means an offence specified in Schedule 1 ;

probation officer means a person appointed as a probation officer pursuant to section 5 and includes an honorary probation officer appointed under that section;

regulations means the regulations in force under this Act;

Secretary means the Secretary of the Department;

sentence includes a sentence imposed by way of resentencing under section 9(1) of the Criminal Code Amendment (Life Prisoners and Dangerous Criminals) Act 1994 ;

standing orders means the standing orders made under section 6(3) ;

supervisor means a person appointed as a supervisor pursuant to section 5 and includes an honorary supervisor appointed under that section.