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

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997	75, 1997	18 June 1997	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 5 June 2002 (see Gazette 2002, No. GN22)
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	--
International Transfer of Prisoners Amendment Act 2004	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

ad. = added or inserted  am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
S. 4....................................	am. No. 141, 2002; No. 19, 2004; No. 139, 2010
S. 4A..................................	ad. No. 19, 2004
S. 8....................................	am. No. 19, 2004
Part 2
S. 13..................................	am. No. 141, 2002
Part 7
S. 53 .................................	am. No. 146, 1999; No. 5, 2011
S. 56A................................	ad. No. 3, 2011
S. 57..................................	rs. No. 141, 2002

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.