Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
284Community-based sentence transfer—effect of interstate
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284 Community-based sentence transfer—effect of interstate (1) If the local sentence is registered in the interstate jurisdiction, the following provisions have effect: (a) the sentence becomes a community-based sentence in force in the interstate jurisdiction, and ceases to be a community-based sentence in force in this jurisdiction; (b) the offender may be dealt with in the interstate jurisdiction for a breach of the sentence, whether the breach happened before or after the registration of the sentence; (c) if the sentence is registered in the local register—the sentence ceases to be registered.
Transfer of community-based sentences—registration of ACT sentences interstate Part 12.5 (2) If this jurisdiction is the originating jurisdiction for the local sentence, this section does not affect any right of appeal or review (however described) in relation to— (a) the conviction or finding of guilt on which the sentence was based; or (b) the imposition of the sentence. (3) To remove any doubt, this section does not prevent the local sentence from later being registered in this jurisdiction.
Part 12.6 Transfer of community-based sentences—other provisions Part 12.6 Transfer of community-based sentences—other provisions 285 Community-based sentence transfer—inaccurate information about local sentence registered interstate (a) a community-based sentence that was a local sentence is registered in an interstate jurisdiction; and (b) the local authority becomes aware that information about the sentence or the offender recorded in the register kept under the corresponding community-based sentence law of the interstate jurisdiction (the interstate register) is not, or is no longer, accurate. (2) The local authority must tell the interstate authority for the interstate jurisdiction how the information in the interstate register needs to be changed to be accurate. (3) Without limiting subsection (2), the local authority must tell the interstate authority about— (a) any part of the sentence served in this jurisdiction between the making of the request to register the sentence in the interstate jurisdiction and its registration in the interstate jurisdiction; or (b) the outcome of any appeal or review in this jurisdiction affecting the sentence.