Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CRIMES (SENTENCE ADMINISTRATION) ACT 2005 (NO. 59 OF 2005) - SECT 236

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     a person is imprisoned in a participating state; and

        (b)     the person is the subject of an arrest warrant issued under an ACT law; and

        (c)     the State Attorney-General has given written notice to the ACT Attorney-General that the State Attorney-General has consented to a request made by the person to be transferred to the ACT to enable the imprisoned person to be dealt with according to law.

    (2)     The ACT Attorney-General must—

        (a)     consent, or refuse to consent, to the transfer; and

        (b)     give the State Attorney-General written notice of the consent or refusal.

    (3)     If the ACT Attorney-General refuses to consent to the transfer of a prisoner, the ACT Attorney-General must give the prisoner a written statement of reasons for the decision.

Note     For what must be included in a statement of reasons, see the Legislation Act, s 179.