PRISONERS (INTERSTATE TRANSFER) ACT 1982 - As at 29 October 2012 - Act 104 of 1982

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
3. (Repealed)
• 4 Administration
• 5 Definitions
• 6 Corresponding courts and interstate laws

PART 2 - TRANSFER AT REQUEST OF PRISONER

• 7 Requests for, and orders of, transfer
• 8 Effect of orders under this Part on joint prisoners
• 9 Repeated requests for transfer
• 10 Receipt of request for transfer to New South Wales
• 10A Matters to which Minister may have regard
• 11 Reports

PART 3 - TRANSFER FOR TRIAL

• 12 Request for transfer of prisoner to participating State
• 13 Necessary consents
• 14 Prisoner to be brought before Local Court
• 15 Order of transfer
• 16 Review of decision of Local Court
• 16A Effect of orders under this Part on joint prisoners
• 17 Prisoner brought to be returned to custody
• 18 Request for transfer of imprisoned person to New South Wales
• 19 Request for transfer to New South Wales by imprisoned person

PART 4 - TRANSFER BACK TO ORIGINAL STATE

• 20 Return of prisoner to participating State if no sentence or shorter sentence in New South Wales
• 21 Effect of orders under this Part on joint prisoners
22. (Repealed)
• 23 Provisions ancillary to section 20

PART 5 - EFFECT OF ORDER OF TRANSFER

• 24 Transfer in custody of escort
• 25 Transfer of sentence with prisoner
• 26 Information to be sent to the participating State
• 27 Sentence deemed to have been imposed in this State
• 28 Provisions relating to translated sentences
• 29 Translated sentences--default imprisonment

PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 30 Notification to prisoners of certain decisions
• 31 Lawful custody for transit through New South Wales
• 32 Escape from custody of person being transferred
• 33 Escape from custody--penalty
• 34 Revocation of order of transfer on escape from custody
• 35 Regulations