Parole Orders (Transfer) Act 1983

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

corresponding law means a law of another State or a Territory relating to the transfer of parole orders declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Gazette, to be a corresponding law for the purposes of this Act;

court of summary jurisdiction has the meaning assigned to that expression by section 3 (1) of the Justices Act 1959;

designated authority means, in relation to another State or a Territory, the person (other than a body corporate) having powers under the corresponding law of that other State or Territory that correspond to those of the Minister under section 5;

Director means the Director, Community Corrections, within the meaning of the Interstate Transfer (Community-based Sentences) Act 2009;

interstate Director, in relation to another State or a Territory, means the person or body having powers under the corresponding law of that State or Territory that correspond to those of the Director under this Act;

interstate law enforcement officer, in relation to another State or a Territory, means a local law enforcement officer within the meaning of the corresponding law of that State or Territory;

interstate parolee means a person to whom an interstate parole order relates;

interstate parole order means a parole order made under a law of another State or a Territory;

interstate travel permit means an interstate travel permit issued under section 10B or an interstate travel permit (however described) issued under the corresponding law of another State or a Territory;

local law enforcement officer means a correctional officer, or probation officer, within the meaning of the Corrections Act 1997, or a police officer;

Parole Board means the Parole Board established under the Corrections Act 1997;

parole order means a parole order in force under the Corrections Act 1997 or under a law of another State or a Territory relating to parole, and includes– an authority given under a law of this State or a law of another State or a Territory for the release of a person from imprisonment or lawful detention, being an authority that is to be deemed to be such a parole order under such a law; and such a parole order or authority as varied from time to time; and a prospective parole order, but only for the purpose of making or dealing with a request under section 5;

Registrar means the secretary of the Parole Board appointed under section 66 of the Corrections Act 1997;

relevant Ministerial arrangements, in relation to another State or a Territory, means arrangements entered into under section 10A between the Minister and the designated authority of that State or Territory;

sentence of imprisonment includes an order, direction, declaration, or other authority under which a person may be lawfully detained in a prison;

Tasmanian parolee means a person to whom a Tasmanian parole order relates;

Tasmanian parole order means a parole order made under a law of Tasmania;

Territory means a Territory of the Commonwealth.