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INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT 1997 - List of Sections

Section

Compilation Information

Long Title

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT 1997
Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title [ see Note 1]
2. Commencement [ see Note 1]
3. Objects of Act
4. Definitions
4A. Sentences of imprisonment imposed by military commissions of the United States of America
5. Appropriate Ministerial consent to transfer
6. Prisoner's and prisoner's representative's consent to transfer
7. Extension to external Territories
8. Application of Act to transfer countries
9. Act to bind Crown
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT 1997
Part 2—Transfers generally

10. When may a prisoner (other than a Tribunal prisoner) be transferred?
11. When may a Tribunal prisoner be transferred?
12. Eligibility for transfer from Australia of prisoners (other than Tribunal prisoners)
13. Eligibility for transfer to Australia of prisoners (other than Tribunal prisoners)
14. Transfer conditions—transfer from Australia
15. Transfer conditions—transfer to Australia
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT 1997
Part 3—Transfers from Australia

16. Applications for transfer from Australia
17. Preliminary consideration of application for transfer
18. Formal request for transfer
19. Information to accompany a formal request
20. Governmental consent to transfer from Australia
21. Issue of warrant for transfer from Australia
22. Warrants for transfer from Australia
23. Cancellation of warrant for transfer from Australia
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT 1997
Part 4—Transfers to Australia of prisoners from transfer
countries

24. Transfer request from outside Australia
25. Information to accompany request
26. Enforcement of foreign sentence
27. Governmental consent to transfer to Australia
28. Formal consent to transfer
29. Issue of warrant for transfer to Australia
30. Warrants for transfer to Australia
31. Cancellation of warrant
32. Effect of warrant on prisoner's sentence
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT 1997
Part 5—Transfer to Australia of Tribunal prisoners

33. Transfer request from a Tribunal
34. Information to accompany request
35. Enforcement of Tribunal sentence of imprisonment
36. Governmental consent to transfer to Australia
37. Formal consent to transfer
38. Issue of warrant for transfer to Australia
39. Warrants for transfer to Australia
40. Cancellation of warrant
41. Effect of warrant on Tribunal prisoner's sentence
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT 1997
Part 6—Enforcement of sentences

42. Sentence enforcement in Australia
43. Duration and nature of enforced sentence
44. Directions concerning enforcement of sentence
45. Appeal and review of sentences of imprisonment imposed by transfer country or Tribunal and sentence enforcement decisions of Attorney-General
46. Prisoner transferred to Australia taken to be federal prisoner
47. Prisoner transferred from Australia taken to be prisoner of transfer country
48. Pardon, amnesty or commutation of sentences of imprisonment—prisoners transferred from Australia
49. Pardon, amnesty or commutation of sentences of imprisonment—prisoners transferred to Australia
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT 1997
Part 7—Miscellaneous

50. Arrangements with States and Territories
51. Recovery of costs and expenses of transfer
52. Prisoner and prisoner's representative to be kept informed
53. Delegation
54. Notification of countries as transfer countries
55. Transit of prisoners
56. Arrest of persons escaping from custody
57. Consent of the Immigration Minister
58. Regulations
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF PRISONERS ACT 1997
Notes to the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997

Table A

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