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.