Prisoners (International Transfer) Act 2000 (WA)

Western Australia Prisoners (International Transfer) Act 2000 Western Australia Prisoners (International Transfer) Act 2000 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Object of Act 2 4. Interpretation 2 5. Notes not part of Act 3 Part 2 — Conferral of functions 6. Powers and functions of Minister 4 7. Delegation 4 8. Powers and functions of prison officers, police officers and others 4 9. Arrangements for administration of Act 5 Part 3 — Enforcement of sentences of imprisonment of transferred prisoners 10. Prisoners transferred to Western Australia 6 11. Prisoners transferred from Western Australia 7 Part 4 — Miscellaneous 12. Regulations 8 Notes Compilation table 9 Defined terms Western Australia Prisoners (International Transfer) Act 2000 An Act to provide for the international transfer of prisoners to and from Western Australia.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prisoners (International Transfer) Act 2000.

2. Commencement (1) This Act comes into operation on a day fixed by proclamation. (2) Different days may be fixed under subsection (1) for different provisions.

3. Object of Act The object of this Act is to give effect to the scheme for the international transfer of prisoners set out in the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997 of the Commonwealth by enabling those prisoners to be transferred to and from Western Australia.

4. Interpretation (1) In this Act — Commonwealth Act means the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997 of the Commonwealth; corresponding law means a law of another State that provides for the international transfer of prisoners; department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting the Minister to whom the administration of the Prisons Act 1981 is for the time being committed by the Governor; function includes a power, authority or duty; State includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory; War Crimes Tribunal means the former Yugoslavia Tribunal or Rwanda Tribunal within the meaning of the Commonwealth Act. (2) If an expression is defined in the Commonwealth Act and is also used in this Act, the expression as used in this Act has, unless the contrary intention appears, the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Act. (3) In this Act, a reference to the Commonwealth Act includes a reference to — (a) the Commonwealth Act as amended and in force for the time being; and (b) an Act enacted in substitution for the Commonwealth Act.