Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This section applies if a young offender is transferred to the ACT from a State under a transfer arrangement.
(2) From the time the young offender arrives in the ACT—
(a) a sentence imposed on, or order made in relation to, the young offender by a court of the sending State and stated in the transfer arrangement must be considered as having been imposed or made by the Territory court stated in the transfer arrangement; and
(b) a sentence or order considered by a previous transfer arrangement with the Territory, or with a State, to have been imposed or made by a court of the sending State, which is a sentence or order stated in the transfer arrangement under which the young offender is transferred to the ACT, must be considered as having been imposed or made by the Territory court stated in the transfer arrangement; and
(c) a direction given or order made by a court of the sending State concerning the time when anything must be done under an order made by a court of that State is, as far as practicable, to be considered as having been given or made by the Territory court stated in the transfer arrangement.
(3) A sentence, order or direction has effect in the ACT as stated in the transfer arrangement and the laws of the Territory apply as if the Territory court stated in the transfer arrangement—
(a) had, at the relevant time, power to impose the sentence and to make or give the order or direction; and
(b) did in fact impose the sentence and make or give the order or direction when it was imposed, made or given.