Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
287Community-based sentence transfer—evidentiary
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287 Community-based sentence transfer—evidentiary certificates for registration and registered particulars (1) A certificate that appears to be signed by or for the local authority or the interstate authority for an interstate jurisdiction, and states a matter that appears in or can be worked out from the register kept under this chapter or a corresponding community-based sentence law, is evidence of the matter. (2) A certificate may state a matter by reference to a date or period. (3) A certificate that appears to be signed by or for the local authority or the interstate authority for an interstate jurisdiction, and states any matter prescribed by regulation, is evidence of the matter.
Part 12.6 Transfer of community-based sentences—other provisions (4) A certificate that appears to be signed by or for the local authority or the interstate authority for an interstate jurisdiction and states any of the following details is evidence of the matter: (a) details of a community-based sentence or the offender in relation to a community-based sentence; (b) details of any part of a community-based sentence that has or has not been served. (5) A court must accept a certificate mentioned in this section as proof of the matters stated in it if there is no evidence to the contrary. (6) A court must or may admit into evidence other documents prescribed by regulation in the circumstances prescribed by regulation.
Release on licence—general Division 13.1.1 Chapter 13 Release on licence, remission and pardon Division 13.1.1 Release on licence—general 288 Application—pt 13.1 This part applies to an offender if— (a) the offender is serving a sentence of life imprisonment for an offence against a territory law; and (b) the offender has served at least 10 years of the sentence.