Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION) ACT 2005 - SECT 257

    (1)     A prison officer, police officer and any other officer of the ACT may exercise any function given or expressed to be given to the officer—

        (a)     under the Commonwealth Act or a law of a State or another Territory that provides for the international transfer of prisoners; or

        (b)     in accordance with any arrangements made under section 258.

    (2)     It is lawful for a prison officer, police officer or other officer of the ACT—

        (a)     to hold and deal with any prisoner in accordance with the terms of a warrant issued under the Commonwealth Act in relation to the prisoner; and

        (b)     to take any action in relation to a prisoner transferred, or to be transferred, to or from Australia in accordance with the Commonwealth Act that the officer is authorised to take under that Act.