228Interstate transfer—request for transfer to participating

228 Interstate transfer—request for transfer to participating state (a) a prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment in the ACT is the subject of an arrest warrant issued under the law of a participating state, the Commonwealth or a non-participating territory; and (b) the ACT Attorney-General receives a transfer request from— (i) the relevant Attorney-General, accompanied by a copy of the warrant; or (ii) the Minister under subsection (3). (2) The ACT Attorney-General must— (b) give the relevant Attorney-General, or the Minister, written notice of the consent or refusal. (3) If the Minister receives a transfer request from a prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment in the ACT, the Minister must refer the request to the ACT Attorney-General. (4) However, the Minister need not refer the transfer request to the ACT Attorney-General if it is made within 1 year after a similar request is made by the prisoner. (5) If the ACT Attorney-General refuses to consent to the transfer of a prisoner, the ACT Attorney-General must give the prisoner a written statement of reasons for the decision. relevant Attorney-General, in relation to an arrest warrant, means— (a) for a warrant issued under the law of a participating state—the State Attorney-General; or (b) for a warrant issued under the law of the Commonwealth or a non-participating territory—the Commonwealth Attorney- General. transfer request, for a prisoner serving a sentence of imprisonment in the ACT, means a written request for the transfer of the prisoner to a participating state or non-participating territory to be dealt with according to law.