Commonwealth of Australia Constitution
Custody of offenders against laws of the Commonwealth.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Provision
- 120
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceEvery State shall make provision for the detention in its prisons of persons accused or convicted of offences against the laws of the Commonwealth, and for the punishment of persons convicted of such offences, and the Parliament of the Commonwealth may make laws to give effect to this provision.
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Commonwealth of Australia Constitution · legislation.gov.au · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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