Victorian Numbered Acts

PRISONERS (INTERSTATE TRANSFER) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2005 (NO 81 OF 2005) - SECT 3

After section 10 of the Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983 insert —

        "10A.     Matters to which Minister may have regard

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 prisoner concerned;

        (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 prisoner;

        (e)     the protection of the community in this or any other State;

        (f)     any other matter the Minister considers relevant.".