Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Regulations 2023

A request under section 21(1)(a) of the Act is to – be signed by the person making it; and set out the grounds for making it; and be given to the gaoler of the prison where the person is being detained.

The provisions of regulations 5 and 7 apply to, and in respect of, a request referred to in subregulation (1) – as if a reference in those regulations to a prisoner’s request were a reference to a request under section 21(1)(a) of the Act; and in the same way as those provisions apply to, and in respect of, a prisoner’s request to which regulations 5 and 7 apply.

If the Minister agrees to a person’s request referred to in subregulation (1), the Minister is to – give written notice of the decision to the corresponding Minister of the relevant participating State; and enclose with the notice copies of the reports, information, documents and details that the Minister had regard to in considering the request; and seek the advice of the corresponding Minister as to whether or not that Minister agrees to the person’s imprisonment being served in Tasmania.