Tasmanian Numbered Acts Tasmanian Numbered Acts9. Establishment of prisons
(1) The Governor, by proclamation, may declare any premises or place or any part of any premises or place to be a prison.
(2) The Governor, by proclamation, may declare that a prison is to be available for use for the detention in lawful custody of persons other than prisoners or detainees.
(3) Nothing in this Act is to apply to or in relation to the detention of
persons other than prisoners or detainees in a prison referred to in
subsection (2).