Section 6: Obligation to furnish information

(1) In order to assist the administering country to take a decision on a request for a transfer under this Act, the sentencing country shall send to the administering country information and documents specified in subsection (2) of this section, unless either party has reached a decision not to consent to the transfer.
(2) The information and documentation referred to in subsection (1) of this section are as follows-
(a) the name, date and place of birth of the convicted offender;
(b) the address (if any) of the convicted offender in the administering country;
(c) a certified copy of the judgment and a copy or account of the law on which it is based;
(d) a statement of the facts upon which the conviction and the sentence were based;
(e) the nature, duration and date of the commencement of the sentence;
(f) whenever appropriate, any medical or social reports on the convicted offender and any information concerning his medical treatment in the sentencing country and any recommendation for his further treatment in the administering country; and
(g) any other information or documents which the administering country may specify as required in all cases to enable it to consider the possibility of transfer and to enable it to inform the convicted offender and the sentencing country of the full consequences of transfer for the convicted offender under the law of the administering country.
(3) The administering country shall, if requested by the sentencing country, send to the sentencing country a document or statement indicating whether the convicted offender is a national of its country within the meaning of section 5 (1) (a) (i) of this Act
(4) All documents sent in support of an application for transfer under this Scheme shall be certified.