Form 8—Warrant for transfer to AustraliaForm 8—Warrant for transfer to Australia—prisoner not on parole and not serving suspended sentence

Form 8—Warrant for transfer to Australia—prisoner not on parole and not serving suspended sentence

Note: See paragraph 9(a).

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

International Transfer of Prisoners Act 1997

WARRANT FOR TRANSFER TO 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 29 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 [name of transfer country] (the transfer 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 30 (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 transfer country to Australia:

(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 Authorisation to collect prisoner

For subsection 30 (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 transfer country]

*For subsection 30 (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 30 (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 prisoner is to begin to complete sentence of imprisonment].

[Complete the next paragraph if the prisoner is to be collected from a place in Australia]

*For subsection 30 (3) of the Act, I also authorise the escort *officer/*officers to escort the prisoner to [name of prison, hospital or other place where prisoner is to begin to complete sentence of imprisonment].

[Complete the next paragraph if the prisoner is to be escorted to a prison in Australia]