"(3) Where a person who was sentenced in the sentencing country to a sentence that is greater than the maximum term of imprisonment to which the person would be liable if he or she was convicted in the State of an offence corresponding to the offence of which he or she was convicted in the sentencing country, the High Court may, upon the application of the Minister, commit the person to prison pursuant to an order under subsection (1) for a period not exceeding—