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Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
219Interstate transfer—person subject to sentence of
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219 Interstate transfer—person subject to sentence of
imprisonment
(1) A reference in this part to a person subject to a sentence of
imprisonment does not include a reference to a person who has
completed serving the sentence.
(2) The following people on whom a sentence of imprisonment has been
imposed are taken, for this part, to have completed serving the
sentence:
(a) a person—
(i) who has been released from serving a part of the sentence
on parole or on licence to be at large; and
(ii) in relation to whom action can no longer be taken under a
law of the ACT, the Commonwealth, a participating state
or a non-participating territory to require the person to
serve all of part of the remainder of the sentence;
(b) a person—
(i) who has been released from serving all or part of the
sentence on giving a relevant security; and
(ii) in relation to whom—
(A) action can no longer be taken under a law of the ACT,
the Commonwealth, a participating state or a
non-participating territory (a relevant law) in relation
to a breach of a condition of the security; or
(B) action cannot, because of the end of the security, be
taken under a relevant law to require the person to
serve all or part of the sentence;
(c) a person whose sentence, or the remaining part of whose
sentence, has been remitted under section 313 (Remission of
penalties);
(d) a person who has been pardoned under section 314 (Grant of
pardons);
(e) a person who, because of the exercise of the prerogative of
mercy, is no longer required to serve the sentence or the
remaining part of the sentence.