Return of prisoner to participating State if no sentence or shorter sentence imposed in this State
20 Return of prisoner to participating State if no sentence or shorter sentence imposed in this State
Where—
a person is transferred to this State from a participating State or a Territory pursuant to an order issued under the provision of the interstate law of that participating State that corresponds to section 15 or
16(6), or under Part III of the
Commonwealth Act, or both; and
so far as the Minister is aware, every complaint or information alleging any offence by the person against the law of this State or the
Commonwealth has been finally dealt with according to law and as a result—
the person did not become liable to serve any sentence of imprisonment in this State; or
the person did become liable to serve in this State one or more sentences of imprisonment under which the period of imprisonment remaining to be served is shorter than the period of imprisonment remaining to be served by the person under any translated sentence or translated sentences or any sentence of imprisonment that has been imposed on the person for any other offence against a law of the Commonwealth or a Territory; and
the person is either a State prisoner or a joint prisoner, the Minister must, subject to section 23, issue an order for the transfer of the person to the participating State or to the Territory, as the case may require.
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