Cross-border Justice Act 2009
23Persons serving sentences or carrying out orders for offences
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23 Persons serving sentences or carrying out orders for offences or alleged offences (1) This section applies to a person on whom a sentence is imposed, or against whom an order is made or issued, for an offence or alleged offence under the law of a participating jurisdiction.
Cross-border Justice Act 2009 17 (2) The person has a connection with a cross-border region if: (a) the sentence was imposed, or the order was made or issued, in: (i) a cross-border proceeding of a prescribed court of the participating jurisdiction for which the person had a connection with the region; or (ii) an appeal from such a proceeding; or (b) if the order was made or issued for enforcing a fine – the fine was imposed in a proceeding or appeal mentioned in paragraph (a); or (c) the person ordinarily resides in the region.