Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 18

(1)

The Attorney-General may make a formal request in writing for transfer of a prisoner from Australia to a transfer country.

(2)

In deciding whether to make a formal request, the Attorney-General may take into account any matter the Attorney-General considers relevant, including any matter advised by a State or Territory Minister.

(3)

The Attorney-General is not to make a formal request for transfer of a prisoner to a transfer country unless the Attorney-General is satisfied that the transfer will (if the consents referred to in subsection 20(2) are given) be able to be made in compliance with section 10.