Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered ActsAfter "foreign country", insert "or a region".
2 After section 4
Insert:
4A Sentences of imprisonment imposed by military commissions of the United States of America
(a) a military commission of the United States of America is taken to be a
court or tribunal of the United States of America; and
(b) any punishment or measure involving deprivation of liberty ordered by
a military commission of the United States of America is taken to have
been ordered by a court or tribunal of the United States of America in
the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction; and
(c) any direction or order given or made by a military commission of the
United States of America with respect to the commencement of such
punishment or measure is taken to have been given or made by a court
or tribunal of the United States of America.
3 Paragraph 8(5)(b)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(b) a region that is part of that
country; and
(c) a region that is under the protection of that country; and
(d) a region over which that country exercises jurisdiction or control;
and
(e) a region for whose international relations that country is
responsible;
4 At the end of section 8
Add:
(a) the region is a colony, territory or protectorate of a foreign country; or
(b) the region is part of a foreign country; or
(c) the region is under the protection of a foreign country; or
(d) a foreign country exercises jurisdiction or control over the region;
or
(e) a foreign country is responsible for the region's international
relations.
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.