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International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997

No. 75, 1997

Compilation No. 10

Compilation date: 14 September 2023

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 63, 2023

Registered: 18 September 2023

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 September 2023 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of Act
4 Definitions
4AA Close family member
4A Sentences of imprisonment imposed by military commissions of the United States of America
4B Suspended sentences of imprisonment
5 Appropriate Ministerial consent to transfer
6 Prisoner's and prisoner's representative's consent to transfer
7 Extension to external Territories
8 Application of Act to transfer countries
9 Act to bind Crown
Part 2—Transfers generally
10 When may a prisoner (other than a Tribunal prisoner) be transferred?
10A Decisions by the Attorney‑General about transfers
11 When may a Tribunal prisoner be transferred?
12 Eligibility for transfer from Australia of prisoners (other than Tribunal prisoners)
13 Eligibility for transfer to Australia of prisoners (other than Tribunal prisoners)
14 Transfer conditions—transfer from Australia
15 Transfer conditions—transfer to Australia
Part 3—Transfers from Australia
16 Applications for transfer from Australia
18 Asking the transfer country to consent to the transfer
19 Decision by the Attorney‑General to refuse