56AArrangements with Commonwealth

56A Arrangements with Commonwealth S. 56A(1) amended by No. 45/1996 s. 17(Sch. 1 item 38). (1) If, under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 of the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Attorney-General makes arrangements for the travel of a prisoner to a foreign country to give evidence at a proceeding or assistance in relation to an investigation relating to a criminal matter, the Secretary may, by instrument, authorise the prisoner to be released from prison for the purpose of travelling to the foreign country to give evidence at the proceeding or assistance in relation to the investigation. S. 56A(2) amended by No. 45/1996 s. 17(Sch. 1 item 38). (2) An authority given by the Secretary under subsection (1) may be subject to any conditions the Secretary thinks fit. Pt. 8 Div. 2B (Heading and ss 56B–56F) inserted by No. 10/2013 s. 20.