{"id":"F1997B02223","name":"Transfer of Prisoners Regulations","slug":"transfer-of-prisoners-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"180 of 1984","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29510,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1997B02223-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transfer of Prisoners Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules 1984 No. 180\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Regulations\n\nTABLE OF PROVISIONS\n\nPART 1—PRELIMINARY\n\nRegulation\n\n1. Citation\n\n2. Interpretation\n\nPART II—TRANSFER FOR PRISONER’S WELFARE\n\n3. Application for transfer\n\n4. Statements in support of prisoner’s application\n\n5. Consideration of prisoner’s application\n\n6. Request to appropriate Minister to accept transfer of prisoner\n\n7. Transfer order\n\n8. Revocation of welfare transfer order\n\nPART III—TRANSFER FOR PURPOSE OF TRIAL\n\n9. Request by appropriate Minister for consent of Attorney-General\n\n10. Request by prisoner for transfer\n\n11. Application to court for trial transfer order\n\n12. Order to bring prisoner before court\n\n13. Form of trial transfer order\n\n14. Revocation of trial transfer order\n\nPART IV—RETURN OF PRISONER\n\n15. Notice to prisoner\n\n16\\. Form of return transfer order\n\n17. Revocation of return transfer order\n\n18. Return for appeal purposes\n\n19. Request to serve imprisonment without return\n\n20. Order of imprisonment in relation to exempt prisoner\n\nPART V—MISCELLANEOUS\n\n21. Expenses of transfer\n\nSCHEDULE\n\nForms\n\nS.R.174/84—Cat. No. Recommended retail price $1.50 10/17.7.1984\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules 1984 No. 1801\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Regulations\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and in pursuance of section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, hereby make the following Regulations under the Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983.\n\nDated 26 July 1984.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN.\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n![Signature of Attorney-General](image.002.jpeg)\n\nAttorney-General\n\nPART I—PRELIMINARY\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Transfer of Prisoners Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. (1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, “the Act” means the Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983.\n\n(2) In these Regulations, a reference to a form by number is a reference to the form so numbered in the Schedule.\n\n(3) A form in the Schedule that contains any directions for its completion shall be completed in accordance with those directions.\n\nPART II—TRANSFER FOR PRISONER’S WELFARE\n\nApplication for transfer\n\n3. (1) An application under sub-section 6 (1) of the Act (in this Part referred to as a “prisoner’s application”) shall be in or to the effect of Form 1.\n\n  \n\n(2) A prisoner’s application shall be signed by the prisoner and shall be forwarded to the Attorney-General through the Superintendent or other officer in charge of the prison where the prisoner is imprisoned.\n\n(3) A Superintendent or other officer in charge of a prison who receives a prisoner’s application shall—\n\n(a) prepare and attach to the application a statement of convictions and sentences in respect of which the prisoner is currently detained in custody, setting out any probation or non-parole period specified and the current estimated date of release by remission;\n\n(b) prepare and attach to the application a comprehensive report on the prisoner’s conduct and behaviour while in prison;\n\n(c) forward a copy of the application to a parole officer and ask that officer to prepare and forward to the Department—\n\n(i) a detailed report on the application; and\n\n(ii) an expression of opinion whether the transfer of the prisoner to the State or Territory to which the prisoner seeks to be transferred would be in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner; and\n\n(d) forward the application to the Department for consideration by the Attorney-General.\n\nStatements in support of prisoner’s application\n\n4. A prisoner’s application shall include statements as to—\n\n(a) family or near family support in the State or Territory to which the prisoner seeks to be transferred, including the availability of accommodation upon the prisoner’s release from prison;\n\n(b) family or other social circumstances that may benefit the welfare of the prisoner either during imprisonment or following release from prison;\n\n(c) medical reasons (if any) in support of the request;\n\n(d) prospects of employment following release from prison; and\n\n(e) any other matters which the prisoner wishes to put forward in support of the application.\n\nConsideration of prisoner’s application\n\n5. (1) For the purposes of the Attorney-General’s consideration of a prisoner’s application, the Department may (or, if the Attorney-General so requests, shall) supply to the Attorney-General such medical, psychiatric or psychological reports or assessments in respect of the prisoner as are or may be made available to it.\n\n(2) There shall be included in any report or assessment in respect of a prisoner furnished or caused to be furnished for the information of the Attorney-General under this regulation any further information available to the person or authority furnishing the report or assessment, or causing the same\n\n  \n\nto be furnished, which may be of assistance to the Attorney-General in considering the prisoner’s application.\n\nRequest to appropriate Minister to accept transfer of prisoner\n\n6. Where—\n\n(a) following consideration of a prisoner’s application for transfer to a State, the Attorney-General is of the opinion, that the prisoner should be transferred in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner; and\n\n(b) the Attorney-General makes a written request to the appropriate Minister of that State to accept the transfer of the prisoner,\n\nthat written request shall be accompanied by a copy of—\n\n(c) the prisoner’s application;\n\n(d) the reports, assessments and other information referred to in regulations 3 and 5 in relation to the prisoner; and\n\n(e) a statement setting out the matters upon which the Attorney-General’s opinion is based.\n\nTransfer order\n\n7. A welfare transfer order under section 6 of the Act shall be in or to the effect of Form 2.\n\nRevocation of welfare transfer order\n\n8. An order under section 7 of the Act shall be in or to the effect of Form 3.\n\nPART III—TRANSFER FOR PURPOSE OF TRIAL\n\nRequest by appropriate Minister for consent of Attorney-General\n\n9. (1) Where the Attorney-General receives from the appropriate Minister of a State a request for the giving by the Attorney-General of a consent under sub-section 9 (2) of the Act for the transfer of a prisoner to that State for the purpose of being dealt with according to law, the Attorney-General, prior to considering the request, may inform the prisoner of the substance of the request and seek the prisoner’s comments in writing.\n\n(2) Any comments the prisoner desires to make shall be made within 14 days of receipt by the prisoner of the advice of the substance of the request and shall be forwarded to the Attorney-General.\n\n(3) For the purposes of the Attorney-General’s consideration of a request under sub-section 9 (2) of the Act, the Department may (or, if the Attorney-General so requests, shall) supply to the Attorney-General—\n\n(a) a report relating to the prisoner, being a report setting out details of convictions, sentences of imprisonment, minimum terms of imprisonment, periods of imprisonment served, entitlements to remission and grants of parole; and\n\n(b) copies of any records relating to the prisoner’s conduct.\n\n  \n\nRequest by prisoner for transfer\n\n10. (1) A request by a prisoner under sub-section 8 (1) or 9 (1) of the Act, shall be in or to the effect of Form 4.\n\n(2) Where a written request of the kind referred to in sub-regulation (1) is made by a prisoner to the Attorney-General, the Department shall send to the Attorney-General a report relating to the prisoner, which shall contain such information and be accompanied by such documents available in the State or Territory in which the prisoner is imprisoned as appear to be likely to be of assistance to any court to which the Attorney-General might, as a result of the request, apply and shall include details of convictions, sentences of imprisonment, minimum terms of imprisonment, periods of imprisonment served, entitlements to remissions and grants of parole and a copy of any record relating to the prisoner’s conduct.\n\n(3) If the Attorney-General consents to a prisoner’s written request of the kind referred to in sub-regulation (1), being a request with respect to the transfer of the prisoner to a State, the Attorney-General shall refer to the appropriate Minister of that State, with the written notice of the consent, the report referred to in sub-regulation (2), together with the prisoner’s written request.\n\nApplication to court for trial transfer order\n\n11. An application to a court under section 8 or 9 of the Act for a trial transfer order shall be in or to the effect of Form 5.\n\nOrder to bring prisoner before court\n\n12. An order under sub-section 10 (2) or 11 (3) of the Act shall be in or to the effect of Form 6.\n\nForm of trial transfer order\n\n13. (1) A trial transfer order under sub-section 10 (5) of the Act shall be in or to the effect of Form 7.\n\n(2) A trial transfer order under sub-section 11 (7) of the Act shall be in or to the effect of Form 8.\n\nRevocation of trial transfer orders\n\n14. An order under section 12 of the Act shall be in or to the effect of Form 9.\n\nPART IV—RETURN OF PRISONER\n\nNotice to prisoner\n\n15. A notice to a prisoner under sub-section 14 (1) of the Act shall be in or to the effect of Form 10.\n\n  \n\nForm of return transfer order\n\n16. An order under section 14 of the Act shall be in or to the effect of Form 11.\n\nRevocation of return transfer order\n\n17. An order under section 15 of the Act shall be in or to the effect of Form 12.\n\nReturn for appeal purposes\n\n18. An order under sub-section 16 (1) of the Act shall be in or to the effect of Form 13.\n\nRequest to serve imprisonment without returns\n\n19. (1) Where a prisoner who is liable to be transferred to a State or Territory pursuant to a return transfer order which may be made under section 14 of the Act makes a written request to the Attorney-General to serve imprisonment in the State or Territory in which the prisoner is imprisoned, the request shall—\n\n(a) be signed by the prisoner;\n\n(b) set out the grounds in support of the request; and\n\n(c) be forwarded through the Superintendent or other officer in charge of the prison where the prisoner is imprisoned.\n\n(2) Sub-regulation 3 (3) applies to and in respect of a request referred to in sub-regulation (1) in the same way as that sub-regulation applies to and in respect of a prisoner’s application to which regulation 3 applies.\n\n(3) Sub-regulations 5 (1) to (3) apply to and in respect of a request referred to in sub-regulation (1) in the same way as those sub-regulations apply to and in respect of a prisoner’s application to which regulation 5 applies.\n\n(4) If, where the return transfer order referred to in sub-regulation (1) would have required the transfer of the prisoner to a State, the Attorney-General agrees to a prisoner’s request referred to in sub-regulation (1), the Attorney-General shall—\n\n(a) give written notice of the decision to the appropriate Minister of that State;\n\n(b) enclose with the notice copies of the reports, information, documents and details to which the Attorney-General had regard in considering the request; and\n\n(c) inquire of that appropriate Minister whether that Minister agrees to the prisoner’s imprisonment being served in the State or Territory in which the prisoner is imprisoned.\n\nOrder of imprisonment in relation to exempt prisoner\n\n20. Where, in pursuance of sub-section 14 (2) of the Act, the Attorney-General makes an order declaring a prisoner to be an exempt\n\n  \n\nprisoner, the Attorney-General shall issue an order of imprisonment in or to the effect of Form 14.\n\nPART V—MISCELLANEOUS\n\nExpenses of transfer\n\n21\\. Subject to any arrangement entered into in pursuance of sub-section 17 (7) of the Act, all expenses incurred in relation to the transfer and return transfer of a Commonwealth prisoner, other than a transfer in pursuance of an order under section 9 of the Act, shall be borne by the Commonwealth.\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE Sub-regulation 2 (2)\n\nFORM 1 Sub-regulation 3 (1)\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nAPPLICATION FOR WELFARE TRANSFER ORDER\n\nI, \\[full name and aliases by which known\\], currently a prisoner held at \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\], hereby apply, in the interests of my welfare, for the making of an order for my transfer to \\[State or Territory\\] to serve the balance of my sentence(s).\n\n(The following questions are to be answered by the prisoner.)\n\n| Q. Has any appeal been lodged against the prisoner’s conviction or sentence?                                                                                                    | A.  |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |\n| Q. If so, has the appeal been determined?                                                                                                                                       | A.  |\n| Q. Is there any outstanding charge, complaint or information against the prisoner under the law of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory that is yet to be dealt with? | A.  |\n| Q. Has there been any petition for, or is there pending, any inquiry into the prisoner’s conviction or sentence?                                                                | A.  |\n\nThis application is made on the following grounds:\n\n(See regulation 4 of the Transfer of Prisoners Regulations, printed below. If space insufficient, set out grounds on additional sheet.)\n\nFor the purposes of this application, I consent to any reports, assessments or other information obtained or supplied in respect of me being sent to the appropriate Minister in \\[State\\]. (Not applicable to transfer to a Territory.)\n\nI understand that, upon transfer\n\n(a) the sentence(s) of imprisonment imposed upon me in \\[State or Territory where imprisoned\\] shall be deemed to have been imposed upon me in \\[State or Territory to which transfer is sought\\];\n\n(b) I will be subject to the provisions of any rules, regulations, &c., applying to prisoners in that State \\[or Territory\\]; and\n\n(c) I may be subject to reclassification under those provisions.\n\nSigned\n\nDate\n\nRegulation 4 of the Transfer of Prisoners Regulations provides as follows:\n\nStatements in support of prisoner’s application\n\n4\\. A prisoner’s application shall include statements as to—\n\n(a) family or near family support in the State or Territory to which the prisoner seeks to be transferred, including the availability of accommodation upon the prisoner’s release from prison;\n\n(b) family or other social circumstances that may benefit the welfare of the prisoner either during imprisonment or following release from prison;\n\n(c) medical reasons (if any) in support of the request;\n\n(d) prospects of employment following release from prison; and\n\n(e) any other matters which the prisoner wishes to put forward in support of the application.\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE—continued\n\nFORM 2 Regulation 7\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nWELFARE TRANSFER ORDER\n\nTO the Superintendent or other officer in charge of \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\]\n\nAND TO the escort(s) for the purposes of executing this order:\n\nWHEREAS—\n\n(a) \\[full name of prisoner\\] (in this order referred to as “the prisoner”) was, on \\[date\\] at \\[court\\] in \\[Stale or Territory\\], for the offence(s) or \\[short description\\] sentenced to \\[aggregate term\\] imprisonment;\n\n(b) I, the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, following receipt of a written application from the prisoner for transfer to \\[State or Territory\\], am of the opinion that, in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner, the prisoner should be transferred to \\[State or Territory\\], to serve the balance of the sentence(s) of imprisonment in accordance with the State transfer law of that State as declared under section 5 of the abovementioned Act \\[or, in the case of transfer to a Territory, in accordance with the abovementioned Act\\];\n\n\\[In the case of a transfer to a State:\\]\n\n(c) The appropriate Minister of that State has given written consent to the transfer of the prisoner to that State.\n\nNOW, THEREFORE, I HEREBY COMMAND YOU—\n\n(d) the abovementioned Superintendent or other officer, to deliver the prisoner, together with this order, into the custody of the abovementioned escort(s); and\n\n(e) the abovementioned escort(s), forthwith to take and safely keep custody of the prisoner for the purpose of conveying the prisoner from \\[State or Territory\\] to \\[State or Territory\\] and there delivering the prisoner, together with this order, into the custody of the Superintendent or other officer in charge of \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\],\n\nand for your so doing, this order shall be your sufficient authority.\n\nDATED 19 .\n\nAttorney-General\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE—continued\n\nFORM 3 Regulation 8\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nORDER REVOKING WELFARE TRANSFER ORDER\n\nTO the Superintendent or other officer in charge of \\[prison\\] in \\[Slate or Territory\\]:\n\nWHEREAS—\n\n(a) I, the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, following receipt of a written application from \\[full name of prisoner\\] (in this order referred to as “the prisoner”), by an order dated 19 under section 6 of the abovementioned Act addressed to you and the escorts for the purposes of executing that order, commanded you, the abovementioned Superintendent or other officer, to deliver the prisoner, together with that order into the custody of the abovementioned escorts; and\n\n(b) I have determined that I should \\[or the prisoner has requested me\\] to revoke that order:\n\nNOW THEREFORE, I HEREBY REVOKE that order and command you, the abovementioned Superintendent or other officer, to retain the prisoner in your custody for the purposes of serving the sentences of imprisonment at present imposed upon the prisoner, and for your so doing this order shall be your sufficient authority.\n\nDATED 19 .\n\nAttorney-General\n\nFORM 4 Sub-regulation 10 (1)\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nREQUEST BY PRISONER UNDER SUB-SECTION 8 (1) OR 9 (1)\n\nI, \\[full name and aliases by which known\\], currently a prisoner at \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\], hereby request the making of an application to a court of summary jurisdiction for an order that I be transferred to \\[State or Territory\\] to be dealt with in that State \\[or Territory\\] according to law for outstanding offence(s) alleged against me.\n\nDetails of the outstanding offence(s) alleged against me are as follows:\n\n\\[Give details of prosecutor: date and nature of the alleged offence(s): the Court, if any, at which the proceedings are pending; or details of any arrest warrant.\\]\n\nThere is no outstanding charge, complaint or information against me in \\[State or Territory in which prisoner is imprisoned\\] yet to be dealt with according to law, nor is there any appeal pending in respect of me in that State \\[or Territory\\].\n\n\\[If any matters are outstanding or pending, delete paragraph and insert details hereunder\\]\n\nSigned\n\nDate\n\nNote: If outstanding offences alleged against the prisoner occurred in more than one State or Territory, a separate request is to be made in respect of each State or Territory.\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE—continued\n\nFORM 5 Regulation 11\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nAPPLICATION TO COURT FOR TRIAL TRANSFER ORDER\n\nI. \\[name of applicant\\], hereby make application to the \\[court\\] at \\[place\\] in \\[State or Territory\\] for the issue of an order for the transfer of \\[full name of prisoner\\] (in this application referred to as “the prisoner”), at present imprisoned in the \\[prison\\] in the \\[State or Territory\\], to \\[State or Territory\\] to be dealt with according to law,\n\nThe prisoner was, on \\[date\\] at \\[place\\] in \\[State or Territory\\], for the offence(s) of \\[short description\\] sentenced to \\[aggregate term\\] imprisonment.\n\nThe prisoner is the subject of an arrest warrant issued in accordance with the law of \\[State or Territory\\].\n\nI attach the documents required by \\[sub-section 8 (3) or sub-section 9 (3)\\] of the abovementioned Act to accompany this application.\n\nSigned\n\nDesignation:\n\nDate\n\nFORM 6 Regulation 12\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nORDER UNDER SUB-SECTION 10 (2) OR 11 (3)\n\nTO the Superintendent or other officer in charge of \\[prison\\] and to all prison officers and members of the police force in \\[State or Territory\\]:\n\nWHEREAS \\[name\\], a prisoner imprisoned in the abovenamed prison, should be in attendance before the undermentioned Court in connection with \\[an application for or a review of a decision made to issue\\] an order for the transfer of the prisoner to \\[State or Territory\\] to be dealt with according to law: NOW, I, by this order made pursuant to \\[sub-section 10 (2) or sub-section 11 (3)\\] of the abovementioned Act, direct you, or such prison officers or members of the police force as are charged by you to execute this order, to produce the prisoner, under secure conduct, in the \\[court\\] at \\[place\\] on \\[day\\], \\[date\\], at 10 a.m., and so from day to day until the prisoner’s attendance is no longer required by the Court and, in due course, to return the prisoner to the custody from which the prisoner has been brought.\n\nDATED 19 at in \\[State or Territory\\].\n\nSigned\n\nDesignation\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE—continued\n\nFORM 7 Sub-regulation 13 (1)\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nTRIAL TRANSFER ORDER (COURT OF SUMMARY JURISDICTION)\n\nTO the Superintendent or other officer in charge of \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\]\n\nAND TO the escort(s) for the purposes of executing this order:\n\nWHEREAS—\n\n(a) \\[full name\\] (in this order referred to as “the prisoner”) was, on \\[date\\] at \\[court\\] in \\[State or Territory\\], for the offence(s) of \\[short description\\] sentenced to \\[aggregate term\\] imprisonment; and\n\n(b) it has been established to the satisfaction of the undersigned Magistrate constituting the \\[court\\] at \\[place\\] in \\[State or Territory\\] that—\n\n(i) the prisoner is the subject of an arrest warrant issued in accordance with the law of \\[State or Territory\\];\n\n(ii) the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth \\[or the (appropriate Minister) of (State)\\] has applied for the transfer of the prisoner to \\[State or Territory\\];\n\n\\[Where consent is required under sub-section 8 (2) or 9 (2):\\]\n\n(iii) the \\[appropriate Minister\\] of \\[State\\] \\[or the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth\\] has consented to that transfer,\n\nNOW, I, the undersigned Magistrate constituting the abovenamed Court, order the transfer of the prisoner to \\[State or Territory\\] to be dealt with according to law.\n\nI, THEREFORE, HEREBY COMMAND YOU\n\n(c) the abovementioned Superintendent or other officer, to deliver the prisoner, together with this order, into the custody of the abovementioned escort(s); and\n\n(d) the abovementioned escort(s), forthwith to take and safely keep custody of the prisoner for the purpose of conveying the prisoner from \\[State or Territory\\] to \\[State or Territory\\] and there delivering the prisoner, together with this order, into the custody of the Superintendent or other officer in charge of \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\],\n\nand for your so doing, this order shall be your sufficient authority.\n\nDATED 19 at \\[court\\] in \\[State or Territory\\].\n\nMagistrate\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE—continued\n\nFORM 8 Sub-regulation 13 (2)\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nTRIAL TRANSFER ORDER (SUPREME COURT)\n\nTO the Superintendent or other officer in charge of \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\]\n\nAND TO the escort(s) for the purposes of executing this order:\n\nWHEREAS—\n\n(a) \\[full name\\] (in this order referred to as “the prisoner”) was, on \\[date\\] at \\[court\\] in \\[State or Territory\\], for the offence(s) of \\[short description\\] sentenced to \\[aggregate term\\] imprisonment;\n\n(b) on \\[date\\], the \\[court\\] in \\[State or Territory\\], on an application for the issue of an order for the transfer of the prisoner to \\[State or Territory\\] to be dealt with according to law, made the following order:\n\n\\[substance of order\\]\n\n(c) \\[the applicant for review\\] was dissatisfied with the decision of the \\[court\\] and applied to the Supreme Court of \\[State or Territory\\] for a review of the decision:\n\nNOW, I, the undersigned Judge of the Supreme Court of \\[State or Territory\\], having reviewed the decision of the \\[court\\], hereby quash the decision, AND, it having been established to my satisfaction that—\n\n(d) the prisoner is the subject of an arrest warrant issued in accordance with the law of \\[State or Territory\\]; and\n\n(e) that—\n\n(i) the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth \\[or the (appropriate Minister) of (State)\\] has applied for the transfer of the prisoner to \\[State or Territory\\]; and\n\n\\[Where consent is required under sub-section 8 (2) or 9 (2)\\]:\n\n(ii) the \\[appropriate Minister\\] of \\[State\\] \\[or the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth) has consented to that transfer,\n\nDO issue this order for the transfer of the prisoner to \\[State or Territory\\] to be dealt with according to law:\n\nI, THEREFORE, HEREBY COMMAND YOU—\n\n(f) the abovementioned Superintendent or other officer, to deliver the prisoner, together with this order, into the custody of the abovementioned escort (s); and\n\n(g) the abovementioned escort(s), forthwith to take and safely keep custody of the prisoner for the purpose of conveying the prisoner from \\[State or Territory\\] to \\[State or Territory\\] there delivering the prisoner, together with this order, into the custody of the Superintendent or other officer in charge of \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\].\n\nand for your so doing, this order shall be your sufficient authority.\n\nDATED 19 at the Supreme Court at in \\[State or Territory\\].\n\nJudge of the Supreme Court of \\[State or Territory\\]\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE—continued\n\nFORM 9 Regulation 14\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nORDER REVOKING TRIAL TRANSFER ORDER\n\nTO the Superintendent or other officer in charge of \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\]:\n\nWHEREAS\n\n(a) \\[full name\\] (in this order referred to as “the prisoner”) was, on \\[date\\] at \\[court\\] in \\[State or Territory\\], for the offence(s) of \\[short description\\] sentenced to \\[aggregate term\\] imprisonment;\n\n(b) by order dated 19 , the \\[court\\] at \\[place\\] in \\[State or Territory\\] ordered the transfer of the prisoner to \\[State or Territory\\] to be dealt with according to law;\n\n(c) an application for the revocation of that order has been made to the \\[court\\] at \\[place\\] in \\[Stale or Territory\\] by the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia \\[or the (appropriate Minister) of (State)\\], the applicant for that order, \\[or, by the prisoner\\]; and\n\n(d) having regard to \\[short particulars of new evidence or change in matter material to making of trial transfer order\\], I, the undersigned Magistrate constituting the \\[court\\] at \\[place\\] in \\[State or Territory\\], am satisfied \\[short particulars of matter as to which satisfied\\]:\n\nNOW, THEREFORE, I HEREBY REVOKE the abovementioned order and I HEREBY COMMAND YOU, the abovementioned Superintendent or other officer, to retain the prisoner in your custody for the purpose of serving the sentences at present imposed upon the prisoner and for your so doing this order shall be your sufficient authority.\n\nDATED 19 at \\[court\\] at \\[place\\] in \\[State or Territory\\].\n\nMagistrate\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE—continued\n\nFORM 10 Regulation 15\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nNOTICE TO PRISONER UNDER SUB-SECTION 14 (1)\n\nTO \\[full name of prisoner\\], a Commonwealth prisoner imprisoned in \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\]: WHEREAS\n\n(a) in pursuance of an order dated 19 , of \\[court\\] at \\[place\\] in \\[State or Territory\\], you were transferred from \\[State or Territory\\] to \\[State or Territory\\] to stand trial for a charge in respect of \\[offence\\];\n\n(b) I, the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, am satisfied that that charge and such other charges (if any) as have been laid against you (whether before or after you were so transferred)—\n\n(i) in respect of offences against laws of the Commonwealth that are triable in \\[State or Territory to which transferred\\]; or\n\n(ii) in respect of offences, against laws of that State \\[or Territory\\],\n\nhave been finally dealt with according to law;\n\n(c) you have not, upon that charge or those charges having been so dealt with, been sentenced in that State \\[or Territory\\] to a term of imprisonment for an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of that State \\[or Territory\\] that expires on a day later than the last day of any federal sentence, transferred sentence or translated sentence previously imposed upon you:\n\nNOW TAKE NOTICE that unless—\n\n(d) by \\[date\\], you make application to me, setting out such matters with respect to your welfare as you think relevant, for an order declaring you to be an exempt prisoner; and\n\n(e) I, in the exercise of the discretion conferred upon me by sub-section 14 (2) of the abovementioned Act, make that order,\n\nI will, in pursuance of sub-section 14 (1) of that Act, make an order for your transfer from \\[State or Territory\\] back to \\[State or Territory\\].\n\nDATED 19 .\n\nAttorney-General\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE—continued\n\nFORM 11 Regulation 16\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nRETURN TRANSFER ORDER\n\nTO the Superintendent or other officer in charge of \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\]\n\nAND TO the escort(s) for the purposes of executing this order:\n\nWHEREAS\n\n(a) \\[full name\\] (in this order referred to as “the prisoner”) was, on \\[date\\] at \\[court\\] in \\[State or Territory\\], for the offence(s) or \\[short description\\] sentenced to \\[aggregate term\\] imprisonment;\n\n(b) the prisoner was, in pursuance of a transfer order or a State order of transfer or both, transferred to \\[State or Territory\\] to stand trial for a charge in respect of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of that State \\[or Territory\\];\n\n(c) I, the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, am satisfied that that charge and such other charges as have been laid against the prisoner (whether before or after the prisoner was so transferred)—\n\n(i) in respect of offences against laws of the Commonwealth that are triable in that State \\[or Territory\\]; or\n\n(ii) in respect of offences against laws of that State \\[or Territory\\],\n\nhave been finally dealt with according to law;\n\n(d) the prisoner is, upon that charge or those charges having been so dealt with, a Commonwealth prisoner; and\n\n(e) the prisoner has not, upon that charge or those charges having been so dealt with, been sentenced in that State \\[or Territory\\] to a term of imprisonment for an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of that State \\[or Territory\\] that expires on a day later than the last day of any federal sentence of imprisonment, transferred sentence or translated sentence of the prisoner; and\n\n(f) the prisoner is not an exempt prisoner:\n\nNOW, THEREFORE, I, the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, in pursuance of sub-section 14 (6) of the abovementioned Act, make this order for the transfer of the prisoner from \\[State or Territory\\] to \\[Slate or Territory\\] to serve the period of imprisonment remaining to be served by the prisoner in \\[State or Territory\\] and\n\nI HEREBY COMMAND YOU\n\n(g) the abovementioned-Superintendent or other officer, to deliver the prisoner, together with this order into the custody of the abovementioned escort(s); and\n\n(h) the abovementioned escort(s), forthwith to take and safely keep custody of the prisoner for the purpose of conveying the prisoner from \\[State or Territory\\] to \\[State or Territory\\] and there delivering the prisoner, together with this order, into the custody of the Superintendent or other officer in charge of \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\].\n\nand for your doing, this order shall be your sufficient authority.\n\nDATED 19 .\n\nAttorney-General\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE—continued\n\nFORM 12 Regulation 17\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nORDER REVOKING RETURN TRANSFER ORDER\n\nTO the Superintendent of \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\]:\n\nWHEREAS—\n\n(a) \\[full name\\] (in this order referred to as “the prisoner”) was, on \\[date\\] at \\[court\\] in \\[State or Territory\\], for the offence(s) of \\[short description\\] sentenced to \\[aggregate term\\] imprisonment;\n\n(b) by order dated 19 , the \\[court\\] at \\[place\\] in \\[State or Territory\\] ordered the transfer of the prisoner to \\[State or Territory\\] to stand trial for a charge in respect of an offence trial for a charge in respect of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of that State \\[or Territory\\];\n\n(c) I, the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth, having been satisfied that that charge and such other charges (if any) as had been laid against the prisoner (whether before or after the prisoner was so transferred)—\n\n(i) in respect of offences against laws of the Commonwealth that are triable in \\[State or Territory\\]; or\n\n(ii) in respect of offences against laws of that State \\[or Territory\\], had been finally dealt with according to law;\n\n(d) the prisoner was, upon those charges having been so dealt with, a Commonwealth prisoner;\n\n(e) the prisoner had not, upon that charge or those charges having been so dealt with, been sentenced in that State \\[or Territory\\] to a term of imprisonment against a law of the Commonwealth or of that State \\[or Territory\\] that expires on a day later than the last day of any federal sentence, transferred sentence or translated sentence previously imposed upon the prisoner;\n\n(f) the prisoner having been given notice in accordance with sub-section 14 (1) of the abovementioned Act, I did not make an order declaring the prisoner to be an exempt prisoner;\n\n\\[Where return transfer was ordered hack to a State:\\]\n\n(g) the \\[appropriate Minister\\] of \\[State\\] had consented in writing to the making by me of an order for the transfer of the prisoner from \\[State or Territory\\] back to that State;\n\n(h) by order dated 19 , I ordered the transfer of the prisoner from \\[State or Territory\\] back to \\[State or Territory\\];\n\n(j) \\[specify ground(s), as mentioned in section 15 of Act, for revoking return transfer order\\]:\n\nNOW, THEREFORE, I HEREBY REVOKE the abovementioned order for the transfer of the prisoner from \\[State or Territory\\] back to \\[State or Territory\\] and\n\nI HEREBY COMMAND YOU, the abovementioned Superintendent or other officer, to retain the prisoner in your custody for the purpose of serving the sentences at present imposed upon the prisoner, and for your so doing this order shall be your sufficient authority.\n\nDATED 19 .\n\nAttorney-General\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE—continued\n\nFORM 13 Regulation 18\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nORDER FOR RETURN OF PRISONER FOR APPEAL PURPOSES\n\nTO the Superintendent or other officer in charge of \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\]\n\nAND TO the escort(s) for the purposes of executing this order:\n\nWHEREAS—\n\n(a) \\[full name\\] (in this order referred to as “the prisoner”) was, on \\[date\\] at \\[court\\] in \\[State or Territory\\], for the offence(s) of \\[short description\\] sentenced to \\[aggregate term\\] imprisonment;\n\n(b) the prisoner was transferred to \\[State or Territory\\] from \\[State or Territory\\] pursuant to a transfer order or a State order of transfer or both; and\n\n(c) it appears to this, the \\[court\\] \\[or to me, a Judge of (court)\\] that the attendance before the court of the prisoner is necessary for the purposes of a proceeding before the court, being \\[short description of proceedings\\]:\n\nNOW THEREFORE, the abovementioned Court \\[or I, the abovementioned Judge\\], in pursuance of sub-section 16(1) of the abovementioned Act, issue this order for the production of the prisoner at \\[time\\] at \\[place\\] and\n\nI HEREBY COMMAND YOU—\n\n(d) the abovementioned Superintendent or other officer, to deliver the prisoner, together with this order, into the custody of the abovementioned escort (s); and\n\n(e) the abovementioned escort(s), forthwith to take and safely keep custody of the prisoner for the purpose of conveying the prisoner from the abovementioned prison to the place specified above,\n\nand for your so doing, this order shall be your sufficient authority.\n\nDATED 19 at \\[court\\] in \\[State or Territory\\].\n\nJudge\n\n  \n\nSCHEDULE—continued\n\nFORM 14 Regulation 20\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTransfer of Prisoners Act 1983\n\nORDER OF IMPRISONMENT IN RELATION TO EXEMPT PRISONER\n\nTO the Superintendent or other officer in charge of \\[prison\\] in \\[State or Territory\\]:\n\nWHEREAS—\n\n(a) \\[full name\\] (in this order referred to as “the prisoner”) was, on \\[date\\] at \\[court\\] in \\[State or Territory\\], for the offence(s) of \\[short description\\] sentenced to \\[aggregate term\\] imprisonment;\n\n(b) the prisoner was, in pursuance of a transfer order or a State order or transfer or both, transferred to \\[State or Territory\\] to stand trial for a charge in respect of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of that State \\[or Territory\\];\n\n(c) I, the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, am satisfied that that charge and such other charges as have been laid against the prisoner (whether before or after the prisoner was so transferred\n\n(i) in respect of offences against laws of the Commonwealth that are triable in that State \\[or Territory\\]; or\n\n(ii) in respect of offences against laws of that State \\[or Territory\\],\n\nhave been finally dealt with according to law;\n\n(d) the prisoner has not, upon that charge or those charges having been dealt with, been sentenced in that State \\[or Territory\\] to a term of imprisonment for an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of that State \\[or Territory\\] that expires on a day later than the last day of any federal sentence, transferred sentence or translated sentence of the prisoner;\n\n(e) the prisoner, having been served with a notice under sub-section 14 (1) of the abovementioned Act, has applied to me for the making of an order declaring the prisoner to be an exempt prisoner; and\n\n(f) I have, in pursuance of sub-section 14 (2) of that Act, made an order declaring the prisoner to be an exempt prisoner:\n\nNOW, THEREFORE, THIS IS TO COMMAND YOU, the abovementioned Superintendent or other officer, to receive the prisoner into your custody for the purpose of serving the sentences of imprisonment at present imposed upon the prisoner, and for your so doing this order shall be your sufficient authority.\n\nDATED 19 .\n\nAttorney-General\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 August 1984.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly scoped to administrative implementation of the 1983 Act. They do not expand beyond the Act's original purposes of facilitating interstate prisoner transfers for welfare, trial, and return purposes. The detailed forms simply operationalise the statutory framework without adding new substantive powers or categories."},"complexity_factors":["21 regulations across 5 Parts, but many simply prescribe form numbers","14 prescribed forms in the Schedule, each with detailed boilerplate language and conditional clauses (e.g., '[Where consent is required...]')","Frequent cross-references to the parent Act (Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983) requiring simultaneous reading","Nested conditional logic in forms (e.g., Form 11 has 6 WHEREAS clauses before the operative command)","Dual pathways for similar outcomes (welfare transfers vs trial transfers vs return transfers) with subtly different procedural requirements","Incorporation by reference of State/Territory laws ('State transfer law') without definition","Regulation 19 applies multiple previous regulations by reference using 'in the same way as' drafting"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the paperwork and procedures for moving prisoners between Australian states and territories under the Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983.\n\n**What it covers:**\n\n*   **Welfare transfers** – When a prisoner wants to move closer to family for rehabilitation purposes, they apply to the Attorney-General. The regulations specify what information they must provide (family support, medical needs, job prospects) and what reports prison officials must attach (conduct reports, parole officer opinions).\n\n*   **Trial transfers** – When a prisoner needs to face charges in another jurisdiction, these regulations govern how courts issue orders to move them temporarily for that purpose, including the forms required and how prisoners can request such transfers.\n\n*   **Return transfers** – After facing charges elsewhere, prisoners generally must return to their original prison. The regulations cover the notice given to prisoners, exceptions for those who become \"exempt prisoners\" (allowed to stay), and orders for temporary returns to appeal convictions.\n\n*   **Who pays** – The Commonwealth (federal government) generally covers transfer costs, except where specific agreements say otherwise.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese rules ensure prisoners can be moved safely and legally between jurisdictions while protecting their rights—whether for family reunification, rehabilitation, or facing outstanding charges. The detailed forms prevent administrative errors that could delay justice or compromise prisoner welfare."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These Regulations operationalise the Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983 by prescribing forms, information flows, decision steps and responsibilities. They do not purport to expand or narrow the statutory scope of the Act; they set procedure and administrative obligations to implement the Act (preamble; regs throughout)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple decision-makers with distinct roles: Attorney‑General (decides/transfers/revocations) and courts (trial/return orders) and State/Territory appropriate Ministers (consent) (Regs 6,9,13,16).","Numerous prescribed procedures and documents: detailed schedule of 14+ standard forms and required attachments (Schedule; Regs 3,11,15–20).","Information and reporting requirements create administrative burden: Superintendent must compile conviction/sentence statements and conduct reports; parole officers must produce welfare opinions; Department supplies medical/psychiatric reports on request (Regs 3(3),4,5).","Discretions and conditional duties: Attorney‑General may request or must obtain information, may seek prisoner comments, and exercises discretionary exemption powers (Regs 5,9(1),15–20).","Cross-jurisdictional interactions: transfers require compliance with State transfer laws or consents and coordination between Commonwealth and State officials (Regs 6,7,11–13,16).","Time-sensitive procedural steps and potential delays: prisoner comment periods (14 days) and court processes introduce scheduling and opportunity-cost risks for administrations and prisoners (Reg 9(2)).","Cost allocation nuance: Commonwealth bears expenses subject to intergovernmental arrangements, creating fiscal and negotiation points (Reg 21)."],"plain_english_summary":"*These Regulations set out the forms, reports and decision steps for moving Commonwealth prisoners between jurisdictions for welfare, trial, return or appeal purposes.* They require prison officers and parole services to compile specific information, give courts and the Attorney‑General formal powers to order or revoke transfers, and make the Commonwealth normally responsible for transfer expenses (Reg 21)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/transfer-of-prisoners-regulations","history":"/api/acts/transfer-of-prisoners-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/transfer-of-prisoners-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/transfer-of-prisoners-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/transfer-of-prisoners-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/transfer-of-prisoners-regulations/documents"}}