Can the Australian Government arrange for an Australian sentenced overseas to serve their sentence in Australia?
Australia has International Transfer of Prisoner Agreements in place with a number of countries. Subject to eligibility requirements, the scheme is available to Australians held in Thailand and Hong Kong, through a bilateral agreement, or in one of the 60 countries which are parties to the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. A list of countries is available from the Attorney-General’s website.
