Crimes (Interstate Transfer of Community Based Sentences) Act 2004 (NSW)

Crimes (Interstate Transfer of Community Based Sentences) Act 2004 No 72

An Act relating to the interstate transfer of community based sentences; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Crimes (Interstate Transfer of Community Based Sentences) Act 2004.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Purpose of Act The purpose of this Act is to allow community based sentences imposed in participating jurisdictions to be transferred, by registration, between participating jurisdictions.

4 Application of Act (1) This Act applies only to sentences imposed by courts on adults convicted or found guilty of offences. (2) This Act does not apply to a parole order.

5 Definitions In this Act: community based sentence—see section 7. corresponding law—see section 10. Department means the Department of Corrective Services. interstate authority—see section 11. interstate jurisdiction—see section 8 (4). interstate sentence—see section 9 (2). jurisdiction—see section 8 (1). local authority—see section 12. local register—see section 14. local sentence—see section 9 (1). offender, in relation to a community based sentence, means the person on whom the sentence was imposed. originating jurisdiction, for a community based sentence, means the jurisdiction where the sentence was originally imposed. parole order means an order in force under section 138, 141, 149, 150, 154A, 158 or 160 of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999. participating jurisdiction—see section 8 (3). registration criteria, for Part 4 (Registration of interstate sentences in this jurisdiction)—see section 19. sentence means an order, decision or other sentence (however described), and includes part of a sentence. serve a sentence includes: (a) comply with or satisfy the sentence, or (b) do anything else in accordance with the sentence. this jurisdiction—see section 8 (2).