Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

PRISONERS (INTERSTATE TRANSFER) REGULATIONS - REG 8

Where:

        (a)     following consideration of a prisoner's request, the Minister is of the opinion that, in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, the prisoner should be transferred to the participating State or other Territory to which the request relates; and

        (b)     the Minister makes a written request to the corresponding Minister of the participating State to accept, or the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth to consent to, the transfer of the prisoner,

the written request shall be accompanied by a copy of:

        (c)     the prisoner's request;

        (d)     the reports, assessments and other information referred to in regulations 4 and 6 in relation to the prisoner; and

        (e)     a statement setting out the matters on which the Minister's opinion is based.