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Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
257International transfer—functions of prison officers, police
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257 International transfer—functions of prison officers, police
officers etc
(1) A prison officer, police officer and any other officer of the ACT may
exercise any function given or expressed to be given to the officer—
(a) under the Commonwealth Act or a law of a State or another
Territory that provides for the international transfer of prisoners;
or
(b) in accordance with any arrangements made under section 258.
Part 11.2 International transfer of prisoners
(2) It is lawful for a prison officer, police officer or other officer of the
ACT—
(a) to hold and deal with any prisoner in accordance with the terms
of a warrant issued under the Commonwealth Act in relation to
the prisoner; and
(b) to take any action in relation to a prisoner transferred, or to be
transferred, to or from Australia in accordance with the
Commonwealth Act that the officer is authorised to take under
that Act.