Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Regulations

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Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Regulations

Statutory Rules 1932 No. 98 as amended

made under the

Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923

This compilation was prepared on 10 August 2004
taking into account amendments up to SR 1981 No. 278

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

 1 Short title [see Note 1] 

 2 Return of prisoner to Territory from which removed 

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1 Short title [see Note 1]

 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Regulations.

2 Return of prisoner to Territory from which removed

 (1) Where a prisoner has been removed in pursuance of the Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923 to any State or Territory, that prisoner may make application in writing to the Secretary, Department of Home Affairs and Environment, Canberra, to be sent free of cost to the Territory from which he was removed.

 (2) Any application made under the last preceding subregulation shall be lodged with the Secretary, Department of Home Affairs and Environment, Canberra, within fourteen days from the date of the prisoner’s discharge at the expiration of his sentence.

Notes to the Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Regulations

Note 1

The Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Regulations  (in force under the Removal of Prisoners (Territories) Act 1923) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1932 No. 98 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Year and
number

Date of notification
in Gazette

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

1932 No. 98

8 Sept 1932

8 Sept 1932

 

1976 No. 256

3 Dec 1976

3 Dec 1976

1981 No. 278

30 Sept 1981

30 Sept 1981

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

R. 2.................

am. 1976 No. 256; 1981 No. 278

 

 

 

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