Commonwealth Numbered Acts

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT 1997 No. 75 of 1997 - SECT 58

(1) The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:

   (a)  required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

   (b)  necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving
        effect to this Act.

(2) In particular, regulations may make provision for or with respect to
information to be provided to prisoners and other persons for the purposes of
this Act and any State or Territory Act relating to the international transfer
of prisoners.

(3) The regulations may prescribe penalties not exceeding a fine of 10 penalty
units for offences against the regulations.

(Minister's second reading speech made in-
House of Representatives on 21 November 1996
Senate on 13 May 1997)