Form 5—Warrant for transfer from AustralForm 5—Warrant for transfer from Australia—prisoner not on parole

Form 5—Warrant for transfer from Australia—prisoner not on parole

(paragraph 7 (a))

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997

WARRANT FOR TRANSFER FROM AUSTRALIA OF PRISONER NOT ON PAROLE AND NOT SERVING SUSPENDED SENTENCE

1 Authorisation of transfer

I, [name], *Attorney‑General/*Minister for Justice of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting under section 21 of the International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997 (the Act), authorise the transfer of [name of prisoner] (the prisoner), born on [prisoner’s date of birth], and serving a sentence of imprisonment in [name of prison or institution], from Australia to [name of transfer country] (the transfer country) to complete the prisoner’s sentence on the terms set out in the Schedule.

2 Written consent statement

For paragraph 22 (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 Australia to the transfer country:

(a) *[name of prisoner]/*[name of prisoner’s representative];

(b) [name of representative of appropriate authority of transfer country];

(c) *[name and title of relevant State Minister].

3 Requirement to release and authorisation to transport prisoner etc

For subsection 22 (3) of the Act, I:

(a) require the person in whose custody the prisoner is held to release the prisoner into the custody of [title of person into whose custody prisoner is to be released]; and

(b) authorise [title of person into whose custody prisoner is to be released] to take the prisoner to [name of place in Australia] and, if necessary, detain the prisoner in custody for the purpose of placing the prisoner in the custody of [title of person(s) into whose custody prisoner is to be released] for transport out of Australia; and

(c) authorise the escort *officer/*officers to transport the prisoner in custody out of Australia to the transfer country for surrender to a person appointed by that country to receive the prisoner.

Dated:

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