Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person shall not be removed from a Territory pursuant to a warrant under subsection 4(1), if the Attorney - General has directed in writing that this Act is not to apply in relation to that removal.
(2) The Attorney - General shall not give a direction under subsection (1) in relation to the removal of a person from a Territory unless the Attorney - General is of the opinion that action to remove the person from the Territory should be taken under the Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983 .
(3) The Attorney - General may, either generally or as otherwise provided in the instrument of delegation, by writing signed by the Attorney - General, delegate to an officer of the Attorney - General's Department the power of the Attorney - General to give a direction under subsection (1).
(4) A power delegated under subsection (3), when exercised by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been exercised by the Attorney - General.
(5) A delegation under subsection (3) does not prevent the exercise of a power by the Attorney - General.