157Sentence, &c., taken to have been imposed in this State

157 Sentence, &c., taken to have been imposed in this State

(1)  If under a transfer arrangement an offender is transferred to Tasmania from another State, then from the time the offender arrives in Tasmania –

(a) any sentence imposed on, or order made in relation to, the offender by a court of the sending State and specified in the arrangement is taken to have been imposed or made by the court in Tasmania specified in the arrangement; and

(b) any sentence or order –

(i) required, by a previous transfer arrangement with Tasmania or another State, to be taken to have been imposed or made by a court of the sending State; and

(ii) specified in the current transfer arrangement under which the offender is transferred to Tasmania –

is taken to have been imposed or made by the court in Tasmania specified in the arrangement; and

(c) any direction or order given or made by a court of the sending State concerning the time when anything to be done under an order made by a court of that State commences is, so far as practicable, taken to have been given or made by the court in Tasmania specified in the arrangement.

(2)  Except as otherwise provided in this Part, a sentence or order referred to in subsection (1) has effect in Tasmania as specified in the transfer arrangement and the laws of Tasmania apply with necessary adaptations and as if the court taken to have made the order, imposed the sentence or made the direction had power to do so.