Cross-border Justice Act 2009
30Office holders, prescribed courts, persons serving sentences
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30 Office holders, prescribed courts, persons serving sentences (1) The Territory's cross-border laws do not authorise an office holder of the Territory to exercise a power under the law of the Territory in another participating jurisdiction unless the power is to be exercised in relation to a person who has a connection with a cross-border region that is partly in the other jurisdiction. (2) The Territory's cross-border laws do not allow an office holder of another participating jurisdiction to exercise a power under the law of the other jurisdiction in the Territory unless the power is to be exercised in relation to a person who has a connection with a cross-border region that is partly in the other jurisdiction. (3) The Territory's cross-border laws do not authorise a prescribed court of the Territory to hear and determine a proceeding, or to otherwise exercise its jurisdiction or a power, in another participating jurisdiction unless the person who is the subject of the proceeding to which the exercise of that jurisdiction or power relates has a connection with a cross-border region that is partly in the other jurisdiction for that proceeding. (4) The Territory's cross-border laws do not allow a prescribed court of another participating jurisdiction to hear and determine a proceeding, or to otherwise exercise its jurisdiction or a power, in the Territory unless the person who is the subject of the proceeding to which the exercise of that jurisdiction or power relates has a jurisdiction for that proceeding. (5) The Territory's cross-border laws do not authorise a sentence imposed on, or an order made or issued against, a person in relation to an offence or alleged offence under the law of the Territory to be served or carried out in another participating jurisdiction unless the person has a connection with a cross-border region that is partly in the other jurisdiction. (6) The Territory's cross-border laws do not allow a sentence imposed on, or an order made or issued against, a person in relation to an offence or alleged offence under the law of another participating jurisdiction to be served or carried out in the Territory unless the person has a connection with a cross-border region that is partly in