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Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999
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#### 24 Transfers to hospital
24 Transfers to hospital
> > (1) The Commissioner may order that an inmate be transferred—
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> > > (a) to a hospital (including a hospital that is or forms part of a correctional centre or correctional complex), or
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> > > (b) to some other place specified in the order,
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> > if of the opinion that it is necessary or desirable for the inmate to receive medical attention there.
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> > (2) While the inmate is at the hospital or other place, the Commissioner may direct a correctional officer to take charge of the inmate.
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> > (3) An inmate who is transferred to a hospital may be discharged from the hospital on the certificate of the medical superintendent or other person in charge of the hospital.
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> > (4) On being discharged from the hospital or other place, the inmate must immediately be returned—
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> > > (a) to the correctional centre from which the inmate was transferred, or
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> > > (b) to such other correctional centre as the Commissioner may direct.
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> > (5) The Commissioner’s functions under this section may be exercised in relation to a correctional centre by the governor of the correctional centre.