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Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
229Interstate transfer—necessary consents
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229 Interstate transfer—necessary consents
(1) An order of transfer must be issued under this division only if—
(a) the ACT Attorney-General has, in writing, consented to the
transfer; and
(b) for a request for transfer—
(i) to a non-participating territory; or
(ii) for the purpose of an arrest warrant issued under a law of
the Commonwealth;
the Commonwealth Attorney-General has, in writing, either
consented to or requested the transfer.
(2) A certificate signed by the director-general certifying that any consent
or request for subsection (1) for the transfer of a prisoner to a stated
participating state or non-participating territory has been given or
made is, unless evidence to the contrary is given, proof that the
consent or request has been given or made.