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Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1982
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#### 6 Corresponding courts and interstate laws
6 Corresponding courts and interstate laws
> > (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Governor may, by order published on the NSW legislation website, declare that—
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> > > (a) a law of a State (other than New South Wales), is an interstate law for the purposes of this Act, and
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> > > (b) a specified court of New South Wales or any court belonging to a specified class or description of courts of New South Wales is, for the purposes of this Act, a corresponding court in relation to a specified court of a participating State or in relation to any court belonging to a specified class or description of courts of a participating State.
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> > (2) An order shall not be made under subsection (1) in respect of a law of another State unless the Governor is satisfied that that law substantially corresponds to the provisions of this Act and contains provisions that are referred to in this Act as provisions of an interstate law that correspond to specified provisions of this Act.
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> > (3) (Repealed)
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> **s 6:** Am 1986 No 187, Sch 1 (2); 2010 No 119, Sch 3.9.