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TERRORISM (PREVENTATIVE DETENTION) ACT 2005

- Act 71 of 2005 - Royal Assent 13 January 2006

Table of Provisions

Long Title

PART 1 - Preliminary

  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Interpretation
  • 4 Section 4

PART 2 - Preventative Detention Orders

  • 5 Application for preventative detention order
  • 6 Form and content of application
  • 7 Preventative detention orders
  • 8 Nature of preventative detention order
  • 9 Duration of preventative detention orders
  • 10 When order starts and ceases to have effect
  • 11 Extension of preventative detention order
  • 12 No preventative detention order in relation to person under 16 years
  • of age
  • 13 Restrictions on multiple preventative detention orders
  • 14 Prohibited contact order (person in relation to whom preventative
  • detention order is being sought)
  • 15 Prohibited contact order (person in relation to whom preventative
  • detention order is already in force)
  • 16 Application by detainee for revocation or variation of preventative
  • detention order or prohibited contact order
  • 17 Application by police for revocation or variation of preventative
  • detention order or prohibited contact order

PART 3 - Carrying out Preventative Detention Orders

  • 18 Power to detain person under preventative detention order
  • 19 Endorsement of order with date and time person taken into custody
  • or detained
  • 20 Requirement to provide name, &c.
  • 21 Power to enter premises
  • 22 Power to conduct personal search
  • 23 Warrant under section 34E of the Australian Security Intelligence
  • Organisation Act 1979 of the Commonwealth
  • 24 Release of person from preventative detention
  • 25 Arrangement for detainee to be held in prison

PART 4 - Informing Person Detained about Preventative Detention Order

  • 26 Effect of preventative detention order to be explained to person
  • detained
  • 27 Person being detained to be informed of extension of preventative
  • detention order
  • 28 Compliance with obligations to inform
  • 29 Copy of preventative detention order and prohibited contact order

PART 5 - Treatment of Person Detained

  • 30 Humane treatment of person being detained
  • 31 Restriction on contact with other people
  • 32 Contacting family members, &c.
  • 33 Contacting Ombudsman
  • 34 Contacting lawyer
  • 35 Monitoring contact under section 32 or 34
  • 36 Special contact rules for person under 18 or incapable of managing
  • own affairs
  • 37 Entitlement to contact subject to prohibited contact order
  • 38 Disclosure offences
  • 39 Questioning of person prohibited while person is detained
  • 40 Taking identification material
  • 41 Use of identification material
  • 42 Offences of contravening safeguards

PART 6 - Miscellaneous

  • 43 Standard of proof
  • 44 Nature of proceedings
  • 45 False or misleading information or documents
  • 46 Police officer detaining person under a preventative detention order
  • 47 Ombudsman, &c., functions and powers not affected
  • 48 Law relating to legal professional privilege not affected
  • 49 Legal proceedings in relation to orders
  • 50 Closure of Supreme Court and restriction on publication of
  • proceedings
  • 51 Annual report
  • 52 Regulations
  • 53 Administration of Act
  • 54 Sunset provision
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