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PRISONERS (INTERSTATE TRANSFER) ACT 1982 - SECT 19

19 Return of prisoner to participating State or to a Territory if no sentence or shorter sentence in Queensland

Where--

(a) a person is transferred to Queensland from a participating State or a Territory pursuant to an order issued under the provision of the interstate law of that participating State that corresponds to section 14 or 15(6), or under the Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983 (Cwlth), part 3, or both; and
(b) so far as the Minister is aware, every complaint or indictment alleging any offence by the person against the law of Queensland or the Commonwealth has been finally dealt with according to law and as a result--
(i) the person did not become liable to serve any sentence of imprisonment in Queensland; or
(ii) the person did become liable to serve in Queensland 1 or more sentences of imprisonment under which the period of imprisonment remaining to be served is shorter than the period of imprisonment remaining to be served by the person under any translated sentence or translated sentences or any sentence of imprisonment that has been imposed upon the person for any other offence against a law of the Commonwealth or a Territory; and
(c) the person is either a State prisoner or a joint prisoner;

the Minister shall, subject to section 22, issue an order for the transfer of the person to the participating State or to the Territory, as the case may require.



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