Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

PRISONERS (INTERSTATE TRANSFER) ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Corresponding courts and interstate laws  

   PART II--TRANSFER AT REQUEST OF PRISONER

   5.      Requests for, and orders of, transfer  
   6.      Effect of orders under this part on joint prisoners  
   7.      Repeated requests for transfer  
   8.      Receipt of request for transfer to the Territory  
   9.      Reports  
   9A.     Matters the Minister may have regard to  

   PART III--TRANSFER FOR TRIAL

   10.     Request for transfer of prisoner to participating State or another Territory  
   11.     Necessary consents  
   12.     Prisoner to be brought before court of petty sessions  
   13.     Order of transfer  
   14.     Review of decision of court of petty sessions  
   14A.    Effect of orders under this part on joint prisoners  
   15.     Prisoner brought to be returned to custody  
   16.     Request for transfer of imprisoned person to the Territory  
   17.     Request for transfer to the Territory by imprisoned person  

   PART IV--TRANSFER BACK TO ORIGINAL STATE OR TERRITORY

   18.     Return of prisoner if no sentence or shorter sentence in the Territory  
   19.     Effect of orders under this Part on joint prisoners  
   21.     Provisions ancillary to section 18  

   PART V--EFFECT OF ORDER OF TRANSFER

   22.     Transfer in custody of escort  
   23.     Transfer of sentence with prisoner  
   24.     Information to be sent to participating State  
   25.     Sentence deemed to have been imposed in the Territory  
   26.     Provisions relating to translated sentences  
   27.     Translated sentences – default imprisonment  

   PART VI--MISCELLANEOUS

   28.     Notification to prisoners of certain decisions  
   29.     Lawful custody for transit through the Territory  
   30.     Escape from custody of person being transferred  
   31.     Escape from custody – penalty  
   32.     Revocation of order of transfer on escape from custody  
   33.     Regulations  
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