Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) For the purposes
of section 5 of the Act, a written request to the Minister by a prisoner
for transfer to a participating State (in this Part referred to as a
“prisoner’s request”) shall be in or to the effect of Form
1.
(2) A prisoner’s
request shall be signed by the prisoner and shall be forwarded through the
superintendent of the prison where the prisoner is detained.
(3) A superintendent
of a prison who receives a prisoner’s request shall —
(a)
prepare and attach to the request a statement of convictions and sentences in
respect of which the prisoner is currently detained in custody, setting out
any non-parole period as defined in the Sentence Administration Act 2003
section 7(1) specified and the current estimated date of release by
remission;
(b)
prepare and attach to the request a comprehensive report on the
prisoner’s conduct and behaviour while in prison;
(c)
forward a copy of the request to either the chief executive officer 2 or
such other person as is in the opinion of the superintendent appropriate to
the case, asking that the following be prepared and forwarded to the chief
executive officer 2 —
(i)
a detailed report on the request; and
(ii)
an expression of opinion as to whether or not the
transfer of the prisoner to the participating State would be in the interests
of the welfare of the prisoner;
and
(d)
forward the request to the chief executive officer 2 for consideration
by the Minister.
[Regulation 5 amended in Gazette
26 Jul 1985 p. 2641; 11 Dec 1987
p. 4370;9 May 2008 p. 1841.]