Community Based Sentences (Interstate Transfer) Act 2020
sec.30Dispute about accuracy of information about local sentence registered interstate
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sec.30 Dispute about accuracy of information about local sentence registered interstate
This section applies if— a local sentence is registered in an interstate jurisdiction under part 4 ; and the offender claims, in writing, to the interstate authority for the interstate jurisdiction that the information recorded about the local sentence or the offender in the register kept under the corresponding law of the interstate jurisdiction (the interstate register ) is not, or is no longer, accurate, and states in the claim how the information is inaccurate. The interstate authority may send the local authority— a copy of the claim; and an extract from the interstate register containing the information that the offender claims is inaccurate. The local authority must check whether the information in the extract is accurate, having regard to the offender’s claims. If the local authority is satisfied the information is accurate, the local authority must tell the interstate authority. If the local authority is satisfied the information is inaccurate, the local authority must give the interstate authority the correct information. (sec.30-ssec.1) This section applies if— a local sentence is registered in an interstate jurisdiction under part 4 ; and the offender claims, in writing, to the interstate authority for the interstate jurisdiction that the information recorded about the local sentence or the offender in the register kept under the corresponding law of the interstate jurisdiction (the interstate register ) is not, or is no longer, accurate, and states in the claim how the information is inaccurate. (sec.30-ssec.2) The interstate authority may send the local authority— a copy of the claim; and an extract from the interstate register containing the information that the offender claims is inaccurate. (sec.30-ssec.3) The local authority must check whether the information in the extract is accurate, having regard to the offender’s claims. (sec.30-ssec.4) If the local authority is satisfied the information is accurate, the local authority must tell the interstate authority. (sec.30-ssec.5) If the local authority is satisfied the information is inaccurate, the local authority must give the interstate authority the correct information.
- (a) a local sentence is registered in an interstate jurisdiction under part 4 ; and
- (b) the offender claims, in writing, to the interstate authority for the interstate jurisdiction that the information recorded about the local sentence or the offender in the register kept under the corresponding law of the interstate jurisdiction (the interstate register ) is not, or is no longer, accurate, and states in the claim how the information is inaccurate.
- (a) a copy of the claim; and
- (b) an extract from the interstate register containing the information that the offender claims is inaccurate.