South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts10—Custody of persons detained
(1) A person who has
been detained shall, until he is discharged in accordance with this Act, be
deemed to be in lawful custody—
(a)
while he is kept in the police station or sobering-up centre pursuant to this
Act; or
(b)
while he is in the custody of a person in whose charge he is placed by the
officer in charge of the police station, or by the person in charge of the
sobering-up centre, as the case may be.
(2) Where a member of
the police force or an authorised officer has reasonable cause to believe that
a person detained pursuant to this Act has escaped from lawful custody, he may
apprehend that person at any time without warrant and return him to the place
in which he was being detained.