Parole Orders (Transfer) Act 1984 (Qld)

Parole Orders (Transfer) Act 1984

An Act to provide for the reciprocal enforcement of parole orders

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Parole Orders (Transfer) Act 1984.

2 [Repealed]

3 Definitions In this Act— corresponding law means a law of another State or a Territory that relates to the transfer of parole orders. designated authority, in relation to another State or to a Territory, means the person or body with powers under the corresponding law of that State or Territory that correspond to those of the Minister under section 6. parole board means the Parole Board Queensland established under the Corrective Services Act 2006. parole order means— (a) a parole order under or continued in force by the Corrective Services Act 2006 or under a law of another State or of a Territory relating to parole; or (b) an authority under a law of another State or of a Territory for the release on parole of a person from imprisonment or lawful detention; and includes such a parole order or authority as varied from time to time. registrar means the registrar of transferred parole orders. sentence of imprisonment includes an order, direction, declaration or other authority under which a person may be lawfully detained in a prison.

4 [Repealed]

5 Registrar of transferred parole orders (1) There shall be a registrar of transferred parole orders. (2) The registrar of transferred parole orders is the officer of the Parole Board Queensland Secretariat, prescribed by regulation, who is responsible for performing the functions of the registrar under this Act. (3) In this section— Parole Board Queensland Secretariat means the Parole Board Queensland Secretariat established under the Corrective Services Act 2006.