Western Australian Numbered Acts

CROSS-BORDER JUSTICE ACT 2008 (NO. 7 OF 2008) - SECT 111

111 .         Serving sentence of imprisonment or detention in State

        (1)         A person who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment or period of detention in respect of an offence under the law of another participating jurisdiction may serve the sentence in a prison or detention centre in the State if the person has a connection with a cross-border region.

        (2)         A person may be kept in custody in a prison or detention centre of the State under subsection (1) for the period necessary to serve the sentence.

        (3)         A person being kept in custody in a prison or detention centre under subsection (1) may be released from custody in accordance with the law of that other jurisdiction.