Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION) ACT 2005 - SECT 243

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (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 under an order under an interstate law of the State for the person's transfer to the ACT.

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

        (a)     the sentence mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is taken to have been lawfully imposed on the person by a corresponding ACT court; and

        (b)     a direction or order given or made by a court of the participating state in relation to the start of the sentence is (as far as practicable) taken to have been lawfully given or made by the corresponding ACT court; and

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