Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 75 of 1997 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 5 May 2011
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 5 of 2011
The text of any of those
amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may
be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of
Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra
Contents
Part 1--Preliminary 1
1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1
3............ Objects of Act ..................................................................................... 1
4............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 1
4A......... Sentences of imprisonment imposed by military commissions of the United States of America 8
5............ Appropriate Ministerial consent to transfer ......................................... 8
6............ Prisoner's and prisoner's representative's consent to transfer ............ 9
7............ Extension to external Territories ........................................................ 10
8............ Application of Act to transfer countries ............................................ 11
9............ Act to bind Crown ............................................................................ 12
Part 2--Transfers generally 13
10.......... When may a prisoner (other than a Tribunal prisoner) be transferred? 13
11.......... When may a Tribunal prisoner be transferred? .................................. 13
12.......... Eligibility for transfer from Australia of prisoners (other than Tribunal prisoners) 14
13.......... Eligibility for transfer to Australia of prisoners (other than Tribunal prisoners) 14
14.......... Transfer conditions--transfer from Australia ................................... 14
15.......... Transfer conditions--transfer to Australia ........................................ 15
Part 3--Transfers from Australia 18
16.......... Applications for transfer from Australia ........................................... 18
17.......... Preliminary consideration of application for transfer ......................... 18
18.......... Formal request for transfer ................................................................ 19
19.......... Information to accompany a formal request ...................................... 19
20.......... Governmental consent to transfer from Australia .............................. 19
21.......... Issue of warrant for transfer from Australia ...................................... 20
22.......... Warrants for transfer from Australia ................................................. 20
23.......... Cancellation of warrant for transfer from Australia ........................... 21
Part 4--Transfers to Australia of prisoners from transfer countries 22
24.......... Transfer request from outside Australia ............................................ 22
25.......... Information to accompany request .................................................... 22
26.......... Enforcement of foreign sentence ....................................................... 22
27.......... Governmental consent to transfer to Australia .................................. 23
28.......... Formal consent to transfer ................................................................. 24
29.......... Issue of warrant for transfer to Australia .......................................... 24
30.......... Warrants for transfer to Australia ...................................................... 24
31.......... Cancellation of warrant ..................................................................... 26
32.......... Effect of warrant on prisoner's sentence ........................................... 26
Part 5--Transfer to Australia of Tribunal prisoners 27
33.......... Transfer request from a Tribunal ....................................................... 27
34.......... Information to accompany request .................................................... 27
35.......... Enforcement of Tribunal sentence of imprisonment .......................... 27
36.......... Governmental consent to transfer to Australia .................................. 27
37.......... Formal consent to transfer ................................................................. 28
38.......... Issue of warrant for transfer to Australia .......................................... 29
39.......... Warrants for transfer to Australia ...................................................... 29
40.......... Cancellation of warrant ..................................................................... 30
41.......... Effect of warrant on Tribunal prisoner's sentence ............................. 31
Part 6--Enforcement of sentences 32
42.......... Sentence enforcement in Australia .................................................... 32
43.......... Duration and nature of enforced sentence ......................................... 32
44.......... Directions concerning enforcement of sentence ................................ 33
45.......... Appeal and review of sentences of imprisonment imposed by transfer country or Tribunal and sentence enforcement decisions of Attorney-General .......................................................... 34
46.......... Prisoner transferred to Australia taken to be federal prisoner ............ 34
47.......... Prisoner transferred from Australia taken to be prisoner of transfer country 35
48.......... Pardon, amnesty or commutation of sentences of imprisonment--prisoners transferred from Australia 36
49.......... Pardon, amnesty or commutation of sentences of imprisonment--prisoners transferred to Australia 36
Part 7--Miscellaneous 38
50.......... Arrangements with States and Territories ......................................... 38
51.......... Recovery of costs and expenses of transfer ...................................... 38
52.......... Prisoner and prisoner's representative to be kept informed ............... 38
53.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 38
54.......... Notification of countries as transfer countries ................................... 39
55.......... Transit of prisoners ........................................................................... 39
56.......... Arrest of persons escaping from custody .......................................... 40
56A....... Aiding persons to escape etc. ............................................................ 40
57.......... Consent of the Immigration Minister ................................................ 40
58.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 40
Notes 43
An Act relating to the transfer of prisoners to and from Australia
Notes to
the
International Transfer of Prisoners Act
1997 Note 1 The
International Transfer of
Prisoners Act 1997 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 75,
1997
amended as indicated in the Tables below.
For all relevant information
pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table
A. Table of Acts
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Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
|
75, 1997 |
18 June 1997 |
Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent |
|
|
|
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 |
146, 1999 |
11 Nov 1999 |
Schedule 1 (item 551): (a) |
-- |
|
Crimes Legislation Amendment (People Smuggling, Firearms Trafficking and Other Measures) Act 2002 |
141, 2002 |
19 Dec 2002 |
Schedule 3 (items 24-26): 16 Jan 2003 |
-- |
|
19, 2004 |
23 Mar 2004 |
23 Mar 2004 |
Sch. 1 (item 5) |
|
|
Territories Law Reform Act 2010 |
139, 2010 |
10 Dec 2010 |
Schedule 1 (items 72-74): 11 Dec 2010 |
-- |
|
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Act 2011 |
3, 2011 |
2 Mar 2011 |
Schedule 2 (item 24): 3 Mar 2011 |
-- |
|
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 |
5, 2011 |
22 Mar 2011 |
Schedule 7 (item 80): 19 Apr 2011 |
-- |
(a) The International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 551) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:
(4) If:
(a) an item (the amending item) of a Schedule to this Act is expressed to amend, or to amend a part of, a section (the amended section) of another Act; and
(b) at the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences, the amended section:
(i) has not yet been enacted; or
(ii) has been enacted but has not yet commenced;
then the amending item commences immediately after the commencement of the amended section.
Table of Amendments
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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Part 1 |
|
|
am. No. 141, 2002; No. 19, 2004; No. 139, 2010 |
|
|
ad. No. 19, 2004 |
|
|
am. No. 19, 2004 |
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|
Part 2 |
|
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am. No. 141, 2002 |
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Part 7 |
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|
S. 53 ................................. |
am. No. 146, 1999; No. 5, 2011 |
|
S. 56A................................ |
ad. No. 3, 2011 |
|
rs. No. 141, 2002 |
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Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
International Transfer of Prisoners Amendment Act 2004 (No. 19, 2004)
Schedule 1
5 Application
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to a sentence of imprisonment (within the meaning of the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997 immediately after the time this Schedule commences) imposed before or after that time.