Cross-border Justice Act 2008

The object of this Act is to facilitate the administration of justice in the cross‑border regions.

The object is to be achieved mainly by enabling the following things to be done —

police officers, magistrates and other office holders of the State to exercise their powers under the law of the State in another participating jurisdiction;

police officers, magistrates and other office holders of the State to hold offices and exercise powers under the law of another participating jurisdiction;

police officers, magistrates and other office holders of another participating jurisdiction to exercise their powers under the law of that other jurisdiction in the State;

police officers, magistrates and other office holders of another participating jurisdiction to hold offices and exercise powers under the law of the State;

the courts of summary jurisdiction of the State to hear and determine proceedings, and to otherwise exercise their jurisdiction and powers under the law of the State, in another participating jurisdiction;

the sentences, orders and other decisions made by those courts under the law of the State to be served, carried out or otherwise given effect to by persons in another participating jurisdiction;

the courts of summary jurisdiction of another participating jurisdiction to hear and determine proceedings, and to otherwise exercise their jurisdiction and powers under the law of that other jurisdiction, in the State;

the sentences, orders and other decisions made by those courts under the law of that other jurisdiction to be served, carried out or otherwise given effect to by persons in the State;

any other persons who are required under the law of the State to do things to do those things in another participating jurisdiction;

any other persons who are required under the law of another participating jurisdiction to do things to do those things in the State.