International Transfer of Prisoners (China) Regulations 2011 (Cth)

International Transfer of Prisoners (China) Regulations 20111

Select Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 114

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, 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 30 June 2011

QUENTIN BRYCE Governor-General By Her Excellency's Command

BRENDAN O'CONNOR Minister for Justice

Contents

1 Name of Regulations 2 Commencement 3 Repeal 4 Definitions 5 Declaration of China as a transfer country 6 Application of the Act

Schedule 1 Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the People's Republic of China concerning Transfer of Sentenced Persons

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the International Transfer of Prisoners (China) Regulations 2011.

2 Commencement

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

3 Repeal

The International Transfer of Prisoners (China) Regulations 2008 are repealed.

4 Definitions

In these Regulations: Act means the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997. treaty means the treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the People's Republic of China concerning Transfer of Sentenced Persons, done at Sydney on 6 September 2007, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1.

5 Declaration of China as a transfer country

For subsection 8 (1) of the Act, China is declared to be a transfer country for the purposes of the Act.

6 Application of the Act

For subsection 8 (2) of the Act, the Act applies to China subject to the treaty. Schedule 1 Treaty between the Government of Australia and the Government of the People's Republic of China concerning Transfer of Sentenced Persons (regulation 4, definition of treaty)