Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983
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appropriate Minister | , in relation to a State, means: (a) in the case of a State other than the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory—the Minister of the State who is responsible for the administration of the State transfer law of that State; and |
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complementary State order of transfer | means a State order of transfer other than an order for the transfer of a State prisoner from a State to another State or to a Territory. |
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default imprisonment | means imprisonment in default of payment of a fine ordered to be paid on the conviction of a person for an offence. |
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federal prisoner | means a person upon whom a federal sentence of imprisonment has been imposed. |
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federal sentence of imprisonment | means a sentence of imprisonment for an offence against a law of the Commonwealth. |
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fine | means a pecuniary penalty imposed by a court for an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory, together with any amount (including an amount of costs, compensation or revenue charges) the payment of which by the person on whom the was imposed was ordered by the court i |
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imprisonment | includes penal servitude. |
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joint prisoner | means a Commonwealth prisoner who, if he or she were not a federal prisoner or a Territory prisoner, would be a State prisoner. |
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legal practitioner | means a person who is enrolled as a barrister, a solicitor, or a barrister and solicitor of a federal court or of a court of a State or Territory. |
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local prisons authority | : (a) in relation to a State—has the meaning given by the State transfer law of that State; or (b) in relation to a Territory—has the meaning prescribed by the regulations. |
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minimum term of imprisonment | means that part of a sentence of imprisonment that is fixed by a court or by operation of law as the period during which a prisoner is not eligible to be released on parole. |
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Parliament | means: (a) in relation to the Australian Capital Territory—the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory; or (b) in relation to the Northern Territory—the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. |
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prison | includes: (a) any place where a person who has been sentenced to imprisonment may be detained to undergo that imprisonment; and (b) any place where a person who has been charged with an offence may be remanded in custody for that offence. |
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prisoner | means a person who is a Commonwealth or a State . |
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relevant security | , in relation to a person, means a security given by the person, with or without sureties, by recognizance or otherwise, that the person will comply with conditions relating to his or her behaviour. |
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remand prisoner | means a person who has been charged with an offence against a law of the Commonwealth and who has been remanded in custody for that offence. |
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return transfer order | means an order for the transfer of a prisoner made under section 14, 16A or 16C. |
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security | means: (a) the protection of, and of the people of, the Commonwealth and the several States and Territories from: (i) espionage; or (ii) sabotage; or |
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security transfer order | means an order for the transfer of a prisoner made under section 16B. |
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Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983 - 16B 16B |
sentence of imprisonment for an indeterminate period | means: (a) a sentence of imprisonment for life; or (b) a sentence, order or direction of a kind referred to in paragraph (17)(c) or (d). |
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Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983 - 3 Interpretation
Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983 - 17 Transfer in custody of escort etc. |