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Western Australia
Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Bill
2007
CONTENTS
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
3. The Act amended 2
4. Heading to Part II replaced 2
Part II -- Transfer at request of prisoner
5. Section 5 amended 2
6. Section 8A inserted 2
8A. Matters to which the Minister may have
regard 2
7. Section 9 amended 3
8. Section 21 amended 3
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment
Bill 2007
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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1. Short title
This is the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Act 2007.
2. Commencement
This Act comes into operation as follows:
5 (a) sections 1 and 2 -- on the day on which this Act
receives the Royal Assent;
(b) the rest of the Act -- on the day after that day.
3. The Act amended
The amendments in this Act are to the Prisoners (Interstate
10 Transfer) Act 1983.
4. Heading to Part II replaced
The heading to Part II is deleted and the following heading is
inserted instead --
"
15 Part II -- Transfer at request of prisoner
".
5. Section 5 amended
Section 5(1)(b), (3)(b) and (5)(b) are each amended by deleting
"in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner".
20 6. Section 8A inserted
After section 8 the following section is inserted --
"
8A. Matters to which the Minister may have regard
In forming an opinion or exercising a discretion under
25 this Part, the Minister may have regard to any one or
more of the following --
(a) the welfare of the prisoner or person concerned;
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(b) the administration of justice in this or any other
State;
(c) the security and good order of any prison in this
or any other State;
5 (d) the safe custody of the prisoner or person
concerned;
(e) the protection of the community in this or any
other State;
(f) any other matter the Minister considers
10 relevant.
".
7. Section 9 amended
Section 9(1) is amended by deleting "may have regard to
reports" and inserting instead --
15 " by reference to reports ".
8. Section 21 amended
(1) Section 21(1)(a) is amended by deleting "that it is in the
interests of the welfare of the person".
(2) After section 21(1) the following subsection is inserted --
20 "
(1a) In forming an opinion or exercising a discretion under
this Part, the Minister may have regard to any one or
more of the following --
(a) the welfare of the person concerned;
25 (b) the administration of justice in this or any other
State;
(c) the security and good order of any prison in this
or any other State;
(d) the safe custody of the person concerned;
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(e) the protection of the community in this or any
other State;
(f) any other matter the Minister considers
relevant.
5 ".
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