TERRORISM (PREVENTATIVE DETENTION) ACT 2005 - SECT 33A

TERRORISM (PREVENTATIVE DETENTION) ACT 2005 - SECT 33A

33A—Detention of persons under 18

        (1)         Subject to subsection (2), the police officer detaining a person who is under 18 years of age under a preventative detention order must ensure that the person is not detained together with persons who are 18 years of age or older.

Note—

A contravention of this subsection may be an offence under section 45.

        (2)         Subsection (1) does not apply if a senior police officer approves the person being detained together with persons who are 18 years of age or older.

        (3)         The senior police officer may give an approval under subsection (2) only if there are exceptional circumstances justifying the giving of the approval.

        (4)         An approval under subsection (2) must—

            (a)         be given in writing; and

            (b)         set out the exceptional circumstances that justify the giving of the approval.