S. 13(1) substituted by No. 16/1991 s. 25(a).
(1) An order of transfer shall be issued under this Part only if—
(a) the Attorney-General has, in writing, consented to the transfer of the prisoner to whom the order relates to the participating State or to the Territory, as the case may be; and
(b) in the case of a request for the transfer of a prisoner to a participating State (including a prisoner to whom paragraph (c)(ii) applies)—the Attorney-General of the participating State has, in writing, either consented to or requested the transfer; and
(c) in the case of—
(i) a request for the transfer of a prisoner to a Territory; or
(ii) a request for the transfer of a prisoner for the purpose of being dealt with in respect of an arrest warrant issued in accordance with the law of the Commonwealth—
the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth has, in writing, either consented to or requested the transfer.
S. 13(2) amended by No. 16/1991 s. 25(b).
(2) A certificate signed by a prescribed officer certifying that any consent or request required under subsection (1) for the transfer of a prisoner to a participating State, or to a Territory, specified in the certificate has been given or made is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof that the consent or request has been given or made.