Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

PRISONERS (INTERSTATE TRANSFER) ACT 1993 (REPEALED) - SECT 26

    (1)     This section applies where—

        (a)     an interstate sentence of imprisonment is imposed, or a translated sentence within the meaning of an interstate law is taken to be imposed under that law, on a person by a court of a participating State; and

        (b)     that person is brought into the ACT in accordance with an order under an interstate law of that State for the person's transfer to the ACT.

    (2)     Where this section applies in relation to a person—

        (a)     the sentence referred to in subsection (1) (a) is deemed to have been lawfully imposed on the person by a corresponding court of the Territory; and

        (b)     a direction or order given or made by a court of the participating State in relation to the commencement of such a sentence is (so far as practicable) deemed to have been lawfully given, or made, by the corresponding court of the Territory; and

        (c)     subject to this Act, the laws of the Territory apply as if such a sentence, direction or order were a lawful sentence, direction or order of the corresponding court of the Territory.