DEFENCE ACT 1903 - SECT 51P Persons to be informed of certain matters if detained
DEFENCE ACT 1903 - SECT 51P
Persons to be informed of certain matters if detained(1) A member of the Defence Force who detains a person under this Part must inform the person, at the time the person is detained, of the following (as the case requires):
(a) the offence against the law of the Commonwealth, the State or the Territory that the person is reasonably believed to have committed;
(i) that the person is believed to be likely to pose a threat to any person's life, health or safety, or to public health or public safety;
(ii) the reasons for that belief;
(i) that the person is believed to be likely to pose a risk to the operation or integrity of declared infrastructure;
(ii) the reasons for that belief.
(2) Subsection ( 1) does not apply to the detention of a person if:
(a) the person should, in the circumstances, know the substance of the offence, threat or risk; or
(b) the person's actions make it impracticable for the member to inform the person of the offence, threat or risk.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph ( 1)(a), it is
sufficient if the person is informed of the substance of the offence, and it
is not necessary that this be done in language of a precise or technical
nature.