The laws of a State or Territory with respect to:
(a) the conditions of imprisonment of persons imprisoned in that State or Territory for offences against the law of that State or Territory; and
(b) the treatment of any such persons during imprisonment; and
(c) the transfer of any such persons from prison to prison;
apply, so far as they are capable of application, in relation to a person who is in Australia pursuant to a request under section 16 and who has been committed to a prison in that State or Territory in accordance with a direction of the Attorney - General under this Act.