imposed made or given by, or by the operation of, an Act or other law; S. 4 def. of international prisoner inserted by No. 67/1998 s. 12(b). international prisoner means a person serving a sentence of imprisonment in in accordance with the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997 of the Commonwealth; interstate law means a law that, under an order in force under section 6(1), is declared to be an interstate law for the purposes of this Act; S. 4 def. of joint prisoner inserted by No. 16/1991 s. 18(e), substituted by No. 94/1994 s. 25(c). joint prisoner means a person on whom both— s. 4 (a) any of the following— (i) a State sentence of imprisonment; or (ii) a State sentence of imprisonment as defined by an interstate law; or (iii) an ACT sentence of imprisonment as defined by the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1993 of the ; or (iv) a Territory sentence of imprisonment as defined by the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 of the ; and (b) a Commonwealth sentence of imprisonment— have been imposed; justice means justice of the peace;
S. 4 def. of sentence of imprisonment amended by Nos 10260 s. 114(Sch. 4 item 21), 16/1987 s. 4(3)(Sch. 1 item 19(a)), substituted by Nos 16/1991 s. 18(k)), 94/1994 s. 25(e), amended by No. 67/1998 s. 12(a). sentence of imprisonment means— (a) a State sentence of imprisonment; or (b) a State sentence of imprisonment as defined by interstate law; or s. 4 (c) an ACT sentence of imprisonment as defined by the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1993 of the ; or (d) a Territory sentence of imprisonment as defined by the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 of the ; or (e) where relevant, a Commonwealth sentence of imprisonment; or (f) a sentence of imprisonment within the meaning of the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997 of the Commonwealth; S. 4 def. of State inserted by No. 16/1991 s. 18(l), amended by No. 94/1994 s. 25(f). State includes the the ; S. 4 def. of State prisoner inserted by No. 16/1991 s. 18(l). State prisoner means a person on whom a State sentence of imprisonment has been imposed, but does not include a person on whom a Commonwealth sentence of imprisonment has been imposed; S. 4 def. of State sentence of imprisonment inserted by No. 16/1991 s. 18(l), amended by No. 48/2006 s. 42(Sch. item 29.1). State sentence of imprisonment means a sentence of imprisonment for an offence against a law of (including a suspended sentence of imprisonment, a sentence by which default imprisonment is ordered, an indeterminate sentence and a translated sentence) but does not include such a sentence while it is being served—
S. 31(1)(b) amended by No. 16/1991 s. 39(c). (b) any gaoler is authorized upon— (i) the request of the escort; and (ii) delivery to the gaoler by the escort of a copy of the order of transfer certified by the escort to be such a copy— to receive the person and to detain him in custody as though he were a State prisoner for such time as the escort requests and is reasonably necessary for the purpose of executing the order. (2) Where the gaoler has the custody of a person under paragraph (b) of subsection (1), the gaoler is authorized, upon the request of an escort and production by the escort of the order of transfer relating to the person, to deliver the person into the custody of the escort. 32 Escape from custody of person being transferred s. 32 S. 32(1) amended by No. 12/2014 s. 25. (1) A person in the custody of an escort pursuant to section 24(3) or 31 who escapes from that custody may be apprehended without warrant by the escort, any member of the police force or any other person. S. 32(2) amended by No. 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 163.6(a)(b)). (2) Where a person in custody pursuant to section 31— (a) has escaped and been apprehended; or (b) has attempted to escape— that person may be taken before the Magistrates' Court which may, notwithstanding the terms of any order of transfer issued under an interstate law, by warrant—
Assent Date: 4.11.98 Commencement Date: Ss 12–15 on 8.8.02: Government Gazette 8.8.02 p. 2162 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005 Assent Date: 24.5.05 Commencement Date: S. 18(Sch. 1 item 84) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) (Amendment) Act 2005, No. 81/2005 Endnotes Assent Date: 22.11.05 Commencement Date: Ss 3–5 on 1.2.06: s. 2(2) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 Children, Youth and Families (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 48/2006 Assent Date: 15.8.06 Commencement Date: S. 42(Sch. item 29) on 23.4.07: s. 2(3) : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009, No. 68/2009 Assent Date: 24.11.09 Commencement Date: S. 97(Sch. item 96) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09 p. 3215 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 Corrections Legislation Amendment Act 2014, No. 12/2014 Assent Date: 18.3.14 Commencement Date: Ss 22–25 on 8.4.14: Special Gazette (No. 112) 8.4.14 p. 1 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––