INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 24 Transfer request from outside Australia
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT 1997 - SECT 24
Transfer request from outside Australia(1) The Attorney - General may consent to a request for the transfer of a prisoner (other than a Tribunal prisoner) serving a sentence of imprisonment in a transfer country to Australia to complete serving the sentence on terms agreed under this Act if the Attorney - General is satisfied that, were the Attorney - General to give that consent, the transfer could be made in compliance with section 10.
Note: The Attorney - General need not take any steps to decide the request if certain requirements are not met, or if it is less than 12 months since an earlier request for the prisoner was not proceeded with (see section 10A).
(2) The request may be made by the transfer country, the
prisoner or the prisoner's representative.