Community Based Sentences (Interstate Transfer) Act 2023

(b) to register the interstate sentence subject to any preconditions imposed under section 18; or

(2) In deciding whether to register the interstate sentence, the local authority:

(a) may decide not to register the interstate sentence even if satisfied that the registration criteria are met; and

(b) must not register the interstate sentence unless satisfied that the registration criteria are met.

(4) The local authority may decide whether to register the interstate sentence, or to impose any preconditions, based on the information and documents given to the authority under this Part, and any other information or documents available to the authority, without hearing the offender.

(5) To avoid doubt, the local authority may decide to register the interstate sentence even if:

(a) the interstate jurisdiction is not the originating jurisdiction for the sentence; or

(b) the sentence has previously been registered in the Territory or the Territory is the originating jurisdiction for the sentence; or

(c) the authority has previously decided not to register the sentence in this jurisdiction.

(6) If the local authority decides not to register the interstate sentence, the authority must give written notice of the decision to the offender and the interstate authority.