New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN (INTERSTATE TRANSFER OF OFFENDERS) ACT 1988 - SECT 13

13 Transfer to New South Wales of sentence or order

(1) If a young offender is transferred to New South Wales from another State under an arrangement, then, from the time the young offender arrives in New South Wales:

(a) any sentence imposed on, or order made in relation to, the young offender by a court of the sending State and specified in the arrangement is to be considered as having been imposed or made by such court of New South Wales as is specified in the arrangement, and

(b) any sentence or order considered by a previous arrangement with New South Wales or with another State to have been imposed or made by a court of the sending State (being a sentence or order specified in the arrangement under which the young offender is transferred to New South Wales) is to be considered as having been imposed or made by such court of New South Wales as is specified in the arrangement, and

(c) any direction given or order made by a court of the sending State concerning the time when anything is to be done under an order made by a court of that State is, so far as practicable, to be considered as having been given or made by such court of New South Wales as is specified in the arrangement.

(2) Any such sentence, order or direction has effect in New South Wales as specified in the arrangement and the laws of New South Wales apply as if the court of New South Wales specified in the arrangement:

(a) had had power to impose the sentence and to give or make the order or direction, and

(b) did in fact impose the sentence and make or give the order or direction when it was imposed, made or given.