International Transfer of Prisoners (Hong Kong) Regulations 2006 (Cth)

International Transfer of Prisoners (Hong Kong) Regulations 20061

Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 48

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997. Dated 17 March 2006

P. M. JEFFERY Governor-General By His Excellency's Command

CHRISTOPHER MARTIN ELLISON Minister for Justice and Customs

Contents

1 Name of Regulations 2 Commencement 3 Definitions 4 Declaration of Hong Kong as a transfer country 5 Application of the Act

Schedule 1 Agreement between the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Australia concerning the Transfer of Sentenced Persons

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the International Transfer of Prisoners (Hong Kong) Regulations 2006.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day the Agreement comes into force for Australia.

3 Definitions Act means the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997. Agreement means the Agreement between the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Australia concerning the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, done at Hong Kong on 25 November 2005, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1. Hong Kong means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

4 Declaration of Hong Kong as a transfer country

Hong Kong is declared to be a transfer country.

5 Application of the Act

The Act applies to Hong Kong subject to the Agreement. Schedule 1 Agreement between the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Australia concerning the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (regulation 3)