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PRISONS ACT 1981 - SECT 95E

95E .         Practice of religion or spiritual beliefs by prisoners

                Subject only to any restrictions that the chief executive officer imposes for the security, good order and management of the prison and the prisoners, a prisoner may — 

            (a)         engage in practices in observance of the prisoner’s religious or spiritual beliefs; and

            (b)         receive religious or spiritual guidance and visits for that purpose from a person approved by the chief executive officer being a recognised religious or spiritual adviser or other responsible person with similar religious or spiritual beliefs to those of the prisoner.

        [Section 95E inserted by No. 65 of 2006 s. 32.]



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