Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 (WA)

Western Australia Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 Western Australia Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 Contents Part I — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Terms used 2 4. Corresponding courts and interstate laws 7 Part II — Transfer at request of prisoner 5. Requests for, and orders of, transfer 9 6. Effect of orders under this Part on joint prisoners 11 7. Repeated requests for transfer 12 8. Receipt of request for transfer to Western Australia 12 9A. Matters to which the Minister may have regard 12 9. Reports 13 Part III — Transfer for trial 10. Request for transfer of prisoner to participating State 14 11. Necessary consents 15 12. Prisoner to be brought before Magistrates Court 16 13. Order of transfer 16 14. Review of decision of Magistrates Court 17 14A. Effect of orders under this Part on joint prisoners 18 15. Prisoner brought to be returned to custody 18 16. Request for transfer of imprisoned person to Western Australia 18 17. Request for transfer to Western Australia by imprisoned person 19 Part IV — Transfer back to original State 18. Return of prisoner to participating State if no sentence or shorter sentence in Western Australia 20 19. Effect of orders under this Part on joint prisoners 21 21. Provisions ancillary to sections 18, 19 21 Part V — Effect of order of transfer 22. Transfer in custody of escort 24 23. Transfer of sentence with prisoner 25 24. Information to be sent to the participating State 25 25. Sentence deemed to have been imposed in Western Australia 26 26. Provisions relating to translated sentences 27 27. Translated sentence — default imprisonment 30 Part VI — Miscellaneous 28. Notification to certain prisoners of certain decisions 32 29. Lawful custody for transit through Western Australia 32 30. Escape from custody of person being transferred 33 31. Escape from custody — penalty 34 32. Revocation of order of transfer on escape from custody 35 33. Assistance by police officers 36 34. Regulations 36 Notes Compilation table 37 Western Australia Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 An Act relating to the transfer interstate of prisoners.