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 FOR PRISONER'S WELFARE

   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

   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
   20.     [Repealed]
   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
           Endnotes