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Form 10—Warrant for transfer to Australia—Tribunal prisoner not on parole
(paragraph 10 (a))
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997
WARRANT FOR TRANSFER TO AUSTRALIA OF TRIBUNAL PRISONER NOT ON PAROLE
1 Authorisation of transfer
I, [name], *Attorney‑General/*Minister for Justice of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting under section 38 of the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997 (the Act), authorise the transfer of [name of Tribunal prisoner] (the prisoner), born on [prisoner’s date of birth], and serving a sentence of imprisonment imposed by [name of Tribunal], from [name of Tribunal country] (the Tribunal country) to Australia to complete the prisoner’s sentence in accordance with the terms mentioned in the directions on sentence enforcement given by the Attorney‑General under section 42 or 44 of the Act.
2 Written consent statement
For paragraph 39 (2) (c) of the Act, I state that I, and the following persons and authorities, have given written consent to the transfer of the prisoner from the Tribunal country to Australia:
(a) *[name of prisoner]/*[name of prisoner’s representative];
(b) [name of Tribunal];
(c) [name and title of relevant State Minister].
3 Authorisation to collect prisoner
For subsection 39 (3) of the Act, I authorise [title of escort *officer/*officers] (the escort *officer/*officers) to collect the prisoner from [place from which the prisoner is to be collected].
*4 Authorisation to transport, escort, take into custody etc
[Complete the next paragraph if the prisoner is to be collected from a place in the Tribunal country]
*For subsection 39 (3) of the Act, I also authorise:
(a) the escort *officer/*officers to transport the prisoner in custody to Australia, and surrender the prisoner to [title of person appointed by the Attorney‑General for paragraph 39 (3) (b) of the Act] (the appointed person); and
*(b) the appointed person to escort the prisoner in custody to [name of prison, hospital or other place where the prisoner is to begin to complete serving the sentence of imprisonment].
[Complete the next paragraph if the prisoner is to be collected from a place in Australia]
*For subsection 39 (3) of the Act, I also authorise the escort *officer/*officers to escort the prisoner to [name of prison, hospital or other place where the prisoner is to begin to complete serving the sentence of imprisonment].
[Complete the next paragraph if the prisoner is to be escorted to a prison in Australia]
*For subsection 39 (3) of the Act, I also require [title of superintendent of the prison to which the prisoner is to be escorted], superintendent of [name of prison to which the prisoner is to be escorted], to take the prisoner into custody to be dealt with in accordance with the terms agreed under the Act.