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Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
278Community-based sentence transfer—preconditions for
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278 Community-based sentence transfer—preconditions for
(1) The local authority may impose preconditions for the registration of
the interstate sentence that the offender must meet to show that the
offender can comply, and is willing to comply, with the sentence in
this jurisdiction.
Examples of preconditions
1 the offender must satisfy the local authority before a stated time that the
offender is living in this jurisdiction
2 the offender must report to a stated person in this jurisdiction at a stated time
and place (or another time and place agreed between the local authority and
the offender)
(2) If the local authority decides to impose preconditions, the local
authority must give written notice of the decision and the
preconditions to the offender and the interstate authority.
(3) The local authority may, by written notice to the offender and the
interstate authority, amend or revoke any precondition.