Matters relevant to Minister’s consideration of request for transfer
8 Matters relevant to Minister’s consideration of request for transfer
The matters that the Minister may take into account in considering a prisoner’s request include, but are not limited to, the following:
whether the statutory period during which an appeal against the prisoner’s conviction or sentence may be made has expired;
whether any appeal against the prisoner’s conviction or sentence has been finally dealt with;
whether, so far as the Minister is aware, every complaint or information alleging an offence by the prisoner against the law of Tasmania or the Commonwealth, or of any Territory or other State, has been finally dealt with;
whether an inquiry (or a petition for an inquiry) under the law of Tasmania into the prisoner’s conviction or sentence is pending;
the term of imprisonment remaining to be served by the prisoner compared with the estimated period for dealing with the request and issuing and executing an order of transfer;
whether the prisoner has been declared a dangerous criminal under the Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021.
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