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charge, complaint or information against the prisoner under the law of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory that is yet to be dealt with?  A.
Q. Has there been any petition for, or is there pending, any inquiry into the prisoner's conviction or sentence?                                                                 A.

This application is made on the following grounds:
(See regulation 4 of the Transfer of Prisoners Regulations, printed below. If space insufficient, set out grounds on additional sheet.)
For the purposes of this application, I consent to any reports, assessments or other information obtained or supplied in respect of me being sent to the appropriate Minister in [State]. (Not applicable to transfer to a Territory.)
I understand that, upon transfer
     (a) the sentence(s) of imprisonment imposed upon me in [State or Territory where imprisoned] shall be deemed to have been imposed upon me in [State or Territory to which transfer is sought];
     (b) I will be subject to the provisions of any rules, regulations, &c., applying to prisoners in that State [or Territory]; and
     (c) I may be subject to reclassification under those provisions.
Signed
Date

Regulation 4 of the Transfer of Prisoners Regulations provides as follows:
Statements in support of prisoner's application
4. A prisoner's application shall include statements as to—
      (a) family or near family support in the State or Territory to which the prisoner seeks to be transferred, including the availability of accommodation upon the prisoner's release from prison;
      (b) family or other social circumstances that may benefit the welfare of the prisoner either during imprisonment or following release from prison;
      (c) medical reasons (if any) in support of the request;
      (d) prospects of employment following release from prison; and
      (e) any other matters which the prisoner wishes to put forward in support of the application.

SCHEDULE—continued
FORM 2 Regulation 7
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983
WELFARE TRANSFER ORDER

TO the Superintendent or other officer in charge of [prison] in [State or Territory]
AND TO the escort(s) for the purposes of executing this order:
WHEREAS—
     (a) [full name of prisoner] (in this order referred to as "the prisoner") was, on [date] at [court] in [Stale or Territory], for the offence(s) or [short description] sentenced to [aggregate term] imprisonment;
     (b) I, the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, following receipt of a written application from the prisoner for transfer to [State or Territory], am of the opinion that, in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, the prisoner should be transferred to [State or Territory], to serve the balance of the sentence(s) of imprisonment in accordance with the State transfer law of that State as declared under section 5 of the abovementioned Act [or, in the