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DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 1989 - SECT 70

70 Duty of police officer who has taken a person into custody under s 69

(1) If a person is taken into custody under section 69(1), the police officer who took the person into custody must, as soon as reasonably practicable, deliver the person into the custody of--

(a) the officer-in-charge of a police station at which there is a holding cell; or
(b) a watch-house manager.

(2) If the person is taken to a holding cell at a police station, the officer-in-charge of the police station must ensure the person's particulars are entered, as required under a regulation, in the register kept at the police station for the purpose.

(3) If the person is taken to a watch-house, the watch-house manager must ensure the person's particulars are entered, as required under a regulation, in the register kept at the watch-house for the purpose.

(4) The person's particulars must be entered in the relevant register as soon as possible after the person arrives at the police station or watch-house.

(5) The police officer who took the person to the relevant place must confirm the entry in the register relating to the person's particulars by signing it.



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