New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PRISONERS (INTERSTATE TRANSFER) ACT 1982

- As at 29 October 2012 
- Act 104 of 1982 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      (Repealed)
   4.      Administration
   5.      Definitions
   6.      Corresponding courts and interstate laws

   PART 2 - TRANSFER AT REQUEST OF PRISONER

   7.      Requests for, and orders of, transfer
   8.      Effect of orders under this Part on joint prisoners
   9.      Repeated requests for transfer
   10.     Receipt of request for transfer to New South Wales
   10A.    Matters to which Minister may have regard
   11.     Reports

   PART 3 - TRANSFER FOR TRIAL

   12.     Request for transfer of prisoner to participating State
   13.     Necessary consents
   14.     Prisoner to be brought before Local Court
   15.     Order of transfer
   16.     Review of decision of Local Court
   16A.    Effect of orders under this Part on joint prisoners
   17.     Prisoner brought to be returned to custody
   18.     Request for transfer of imprisoned person to New South Wales
   19.     Request for transfer to New South Wales by imprisoned person

   PART 4 - TRANSFER BACK TO ORIGINAL STATE

   20.     Return of prisoner to participating State if no sentence or shorter sentence in New South Wales
   21.     Effect of orders under this Part on joint prisoners
   22.     (Repealed)
   23.     Provisions ancillary to section 20

   PART 5 - EFFECT OF ORDER OF TRANSFER

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

   PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS

   30.     Notification to prisoners of certain decisions
   31.     Lawful custody for transit through New South Wales
   32.     Escape from custody of person being transferred
   33.     Escape from custody--penalty
   34.     Revocation of order of transfer on escape from custody
   35.     Regulations