TERRORISM (POLICE POWERS) ACT 2002 - SECT 26A Object

TERRORISM (POLICE POWERS) ACT 2002 - SECT 26A

26A Object

The object of this Part is to allow a person to be taken into custody and detained for a short period of time in order to--

(a) prevent an imminent terrorist act, or

(b) preserve evidence of, or relating to, a recent terrorist act.

Note : Section 26ZK provides that, while a person is being detained under a preventative detention order, the person may only be questioned for very limited purposes.