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Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923

Act No. 14 of 1923 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 10 July 2008
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 73 of 2008

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Interpretation
2A Exercise of powers of Administrator where no office of Administrator [see Note 2]
3 Removal of prisoners from Territories in certain cases
4 Warrant for removal of prisoner
5 Dealing with removed prisoner
6 Remission of portion of imprisonment
7A Sentence ceases to run while escaped prisoner at large
7B Arrest of prisoner unlawfully at large
8 Return of removed prisoner
8AA Relationship between this Act and Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983
8A Licences for prisoners to be at large
9 Application of Act to criminal lunatics
10 Application of Act to existing prisoners and criminal lunatics
10A Release of criminal lunatics
11 Evidence of act of Government of State or Territory or of Governor‑General
12 Cost of removal
13 State or Territory laws for carrying Act into effect
14 Regulations

Notes
An Act relating to the Removal of Prisoners from Territories under the Authority of the Commonwealth