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Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983

No. 95, 1983

Compilation No. 16

Compilation date: 11 December 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 115, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 December 2024 (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

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

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Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Application of Act to certain external Territories
5 Declaration of State transfer laws
Part II—Transfer for prisoner's welfare
6 Transfer of Commonwealth prisoner on welfare grounds
7 Revocation of welfare transfer orders
Part III—Transfer for purpose of trial
Division 1—Trial transfer order
8 Application for transfer to stand trial on charge in respect of offence against a law of the Commonwealth or a Territory
9 Application for transfer to stand trial on charge in respect of offence against a law of a State
10 Proceedings before court of summary jurisdiction
11 Review of decision made upon application for trial transfer order
12 Revocation of trial transfer orders
13 Representation
Division 2—Return of prisoner
14 Return of prisoner
15 Revocation of return transfer orders
16 Return of prisoner for appeal purposes
16A Return of prisoner after attending appeal
Part IV—Transfer for purpose of security
16B Transfer of prisoner on security grounds
16C Return of prisoner
16D Transfer