International Transfer of Prisoners (Transfer of Sentenced Persons Convention) Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1) (Cth)

International Transfer of Prisoners (Transfer of Sentenced Persons Convention) Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 24

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997.

Dated 20 March 2008

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

BOB DEBUS

Minister for Home Affairs

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the International Transfer of Prisoners (Transfer of Sentenced Persons Convention) Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1).

Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

Amendment of International Transfer of Prisoners (Transfer of Sentenced Persons Convention) Regulations 2002

Schedule 1 amends the International Transfer of Prisoners (Transfer of Sentenced Persons Convention) Regulations 2002.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 4

substitute

Transfer countries

For the definition of transfer country in subsection 4 (1) of the Act, a foreign country for which the Convention is in force is a transfer country.

Note 1 For when the Convention enters into force for a State, see Articles 18 and 19 of the Convention in Schedule 1.

Note 2 A current list of countries for which the Convention is in force may be accessed through the Council of Europe’s treaty website at

[2] Subregulation 5 (1)

substitute

(1)For section 8 of the Act, the Act applies to a transfer country, subject to the Convention.

[3] Schedule 2

omit

Note

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