How do I apply for an interstate transfer?

The application process will depend on whether you are serving a:

  • State sentence; or
  • Commonwealth sentence; or
  • Combination of State and Commonwealth sentences.

If you are serving a state sentence only

  1. Ask for and fill out a ‘Request by a Prisoner for Transfer to a Participating State’ form
  2. Send the request to:

Minister for Corrections
Level 26
121 Exhibition Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000

If you are serving a Commonwealth sentence only

  1. Ask for and fill out an ‘Application for Welfare Transfer Order’ form
  2. Send the request to:

Principal Legal Officer
Federal Offenders Unit
Attorney-General’s Department
3-5 National Circuit
Barton, ACT 2600

If you are serving a combination of State and Commonwealth sentences

  1. Ask for and fill out an ‘Application for Welfare Transfer Order’ form
  2. Send the request to:

Principal Legal Officer
Federal Offenders Unit
Attorney-General’s Department
3-5 National Circuit
Barton, ACT 2600

AND

Minister for Corrections
Level 26
121 Exhibition Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000

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