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Western Australia Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Bill 2007 CONTENTS 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. The Act amended 2 4. Heading to Part II replaced 2 Part II -- Transfer at request of prisoner 5. Section 5 amended 2 6. Section 8A inserted 2 8A. Matters to which the Minister may have regard 2 7. Section 9 amended 3 8. Section 21 amended 3 250--1 page i Western Australia LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Bill 2007 A Bill for An Act to amend the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983. The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows: page 1 Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Bill 2007 s. 1 1. Short title This is the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Act 2007. 2. Commencement This Act comes into operation as follows: 5 (a) sections 1 and 2 -- on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; (b) the rest of the Act -- on the day after that day. 3. The Act amended The amendments in this Act are to the Prisoners (Interstate 10 Transfer) Act 1983. 4. Heading to Part II replaced The heading to Part II is deleted and the following heading is inserted instead -- " 15 Part II -- Transfer at request of prisoner ". 5. Section 5 amended Section 5(1)(b), (3)(b) and (5)(b) are each amended by deleting "in the interests of the welfare of the prisoner". 20 6. Section 8A inserted After section 8 the following section is inserted -- " 8A. Matters to which the Minister may have regard In forming an opinion or exercising a discretion under 25 this Part, the Minister may have regard to any one or more of the following -- (a) the welfare of the prisoner or person concerned; page 2 Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Bill 2007 s. 7 (b) the administration of justice in this or any other State; (c) the security and good order of any prison in this or any other State; 5 (d) the safe custody of the prisoner or person concerned; (e) the protection of the community in this or any other State; (f) any other matter the Minister considers 10 relevant. ". 7. Section 9 amended Section 9(1) is amended by deleting "may have regard to reports" and inserting instead -- 15 " by reference to reports ". 8. Section 21 amended (1) Section 21(1)(a) is amended by deleting "that it is in the interests of the welfare of the person". (2) After section 21(1) the following subsection is inserted -- 20 " (1a) In forming an opinion or exercising a discretion under this Part, the Minister may have regard to any one or more of the following -- (a) the welfare of the person concerned; 25 (b) the administration of justice in this or any other State; (c) the security and good order of any prison in this or any other State; (d) the safe custody of the person concerned; page 3 Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Amendment Bill 2007 s. 8 (e) the protection of the community in this or any other State; (f) any other matter the Minister considers relevant. 5 ".
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