Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN PROTECTIVE SERVICE ACT 1987 No. 7 of 1987 - SECT 18

18. Where-

   (a)  a person has been arrested for an offence by a protective service
        officer;

   (b)  the person is in the custody of the protective service officer or
        another protective service officer; and

   (c)  the protective service officer who has the custody of the person-

        (i)    ceases to have reasonable grounds for believing that the person
               committed, or was committing, an offence;

        (ii)   ceases to have reasonable grounds for believing that the
               holding of the person in custody is necessary in order to
               achieve a purpose referred to in paragraph 13 (1) (b), and does
               not have reasonable grounds for believing that the holding of
               the person in custody is necessary in order to achieve any
               other purpose referred to in that paragraph; or

        (iii)  ceases to have reasonable grounds for believing that
               proceedings by way of summons against the person for the
               offence would not achieve a purpose referred to in paragraph 13
               (1) (b), and does not have reasonable grounds for believing
               that proceedings by way of summons against the person for the
               offence would not achieve any other purpose referred to in that
               paragraph,
the protective service officer shall forthwith release the person from custody
in respect of the offence.