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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Terrorism (Community Protection) (Amendment)
Act 2005
Act No.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1. Purposes 2
2. Commencement 2
3. Principal Act 2
4. New Part 2A inserted in Principal Act 3
PART 2A--PREVENTATIVE DETENTION ORDERS 3
Division 1--Preliminary 3
13A. Object of Part 3
13B. Definitions 3
Division 2--Preventative Detention Orders 6
13C. Application for preventative detention order 6
13D. Form and content of application 7
13E. Preventative detention orders 11
13F. Nature of preventative detention order 16
13G. Duration of preventative detention orders 18
13H. When order starts and ceases to have effect 19
13I. Extension of preventative detention order 21
13J. No preventative detention order in relation to person
under 16 years of age 23
13K. Restrictions on multiple preventative detention orders 23
13L. Prohibited contact order (person in relation to whom
preventative detention order is being sought) 25
13M. Prohibited contact order (person in relation to whom
preventative detention order is already in force) 27
13N. Application by detainee for revocation or variation of
preventative detention order or prohibited contact order 28
13O. Application by police for revocation or variation of
preventative detention order or prohibited contact order 30
Division 3--Carrying out Preventative Detention Orders 33
13P. Power to detain person under preventative detention
order 33
13Q. Endorsement of order with date and time person taken
into custody or detained 36
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13R. Requirement to provide name etc. 36
13S. Power to enter premises 38
13T. Power to conduct search 38
13U. Warrant under section 34D of the Australian Security
Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 of the
Commonwealth 39
13V. Release of person from preventative detention 40
13W. Arrangement for detainee to be held in prison 42
Division 4--Informing Person Detained about Preventative
Detention Order 45
13X. Effect of preventative detention order to be explained
to person detained 45
13Y. Person being detained to be informed of extension of
preventative detention order 47
13Z. Compliance with obligations to inform 48
13ZA. Copy of preventative detention order 48
Division 5--Treatment of Person Detained 51
13ZB. Humane treatment of person being detained 51
13ZC. Restriction on contact with other people 52
13ZD. Contacting family members etc. 53
13ZE. Contacting Ombudsman etc. 56
13ZF. Contacting lawyer 56
13ZG. Monitoring contact under section 13ZD or 13ZF 59
13ZH. Special contact rules for person under 18 or incapable
of managing own affairs 60
13ZI. Entitlement to contact subject to prohibited contact
order 63
13ZJ. Disclosure offences 63
13ZK. Questioning of person prohibited while person is
detained 70
13ZL. Taking identification material 71
13ZM. Use of identification material 74
13ZN. Offences of contravening safeguards 75
Division 6--Miscellaneous 76
13ZO. Standard of proof 76
13ZP. Nature of proceedings 76
13ZQ. False or misleading information or documents 76
13ZR. Member of the force detaining person under a
preventative detention order 77
13ZS. Annual report 77
13ZT. Ombudsman etc. functions and powers not affected 79
13ZU. Law relating to legal professional privilege not affected 79
13ZV. Legal proceedings in relation to orders 79
13ZW. Sunset provision 80
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5. New Part 3A inserted in Principal Act 81
PART 3A--SPECIAL POLICE POWERS 81
Division 1--Preliminary 81
21A. Definitions 81
Division 2--Authorisation to Exercise Special Powers 82
21B. Authorisation of special powers to protect persons
attending events from a terrorist act 82
21C. Extension of authorisation under section 21B 86
21D. Authorisation of special powers to prevent, or reduce
the impact of, a terrorist act 87
21E. Authorisation of special powers relating to the
investigation of, or recovery from, a terrorist act 90
21F. Authorisation of special powers to protect essential
services from a terrorist act 93
21G. Persons, vehicles or areas targeted by authorisation 94
21H. How authorisation may be given 94
21I. Duration of authorisation 95
21J. Interim authorisations not open to challenge 96
21K. Exercise of special powers by members of the force 97
21L. Power to give directions to public entities 98
21M. Annual report 98
Division 3--Powers 99
21N. Purposes for which special powers may be exercised 99
21O. Power to obtain disclosure of identity 99
21P. Power to search persons 100
21Q. Power to search vehicles 102
21R. Power to move vehicles 102
21S. Power to enter and search premises 103
21T. Cordon around target area 104
21U. Power to seize and detain things 104
21V. Use of force generally by members of the force 105
21W. Offence to obstruct or hinder search or other powers 106
21X. Supplying member of the force's details and other
information 106
6. New Schedule 1 inserted in Principal Act 107
SCHEDULE 1--Conduct of Personal Searches Under Part 3A 107
7. New section 4A inserted in Principal Act 112
4A. Extraterritoriality of terrorist act no barrier 112
8. Covert search warrants 112
9. Review 113
10. New section 39A inserted in Principal Act 113
39A. Supreme Court--limitation of jurisdiction 113
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11. Expiry 113
12. Consequential amendment of Principal Act 113
13. Statute law revision 114
14. Amendment of Corrections Act 1986 114
ENDNOTES 118
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
A BILL
to amend the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 to
provide for the making of preventative detention orders, to give
members of the police force special powers in connection with
terrorist acts and to expand the circumstances in which covert search
warrants may be issued, to amend the Corrections Act 1986 to
provide for the detention of persons subject to preventative detention
orders and for other purposes.
Terrorism (Community Protection)
(Amendment) Act 2005
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
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1. Purposes
The main purposes of this Act are--
(a) to amend the Terrorism (Community
Protection) Act 2003--
(i) to provide for the making of
5
preventative detention orders; and
(ii) to give members of the police force
special powers in connection with
terrorist acts; and
(iii) to expand the circumstances in which
10
covert search warrants may be issued;
and
(iv) to provide for a review of the operation
of the Act to be undertaken and
completed by 30 June 2011;
15
(b) to amend the Corrections Act 1986 to
provide for the detention of persons subject
to preventative detention orders.
2. Commencement
(1) Subject to sub-section (2), this Act comes into
20
operation on a day or days to be proclaimed.
(2) If a provision of this Act does not come into
operation before 9 March 2006, it comes into
operation on that day.
3. Principal Act
25
See: In this Act, the Terrorism (Community
Act No.
Protection) Act 2003 is called the Principal Act.
7/2003
and
amending
Act Nos
67/2004 and
20/2005.
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4. New Part 2A inserted in Principal Act
After Part 2 of the Principal Act insert--
'PART 2A--PREVENTATIVE DETENTION
ORDERS
Division 1--Preliminary
5
13A. Object of Part
The object of this Part is to allow a person to
be taken into custody and detained for up to
14 days in order to--
(a) prevent an imminent terrorist act
10
occurring; or
(b) preserve evidence of, or relating to, a
recent terrorist act.
Note: Section 13ZK provides that, while a person is being
15 detained under a preventative detention order, the
person may only be questioned for very limited
purposes.
13B. Definitions
(1) In this Part--
"AFP member" has the same meaning as in
20
Part 5.3 of the Criminal Code of the
Commonwealth;
"authorised member of the force" means a
member of the force appointed by the
Chief Commissioner of Police under
25
sub-section (2);
"Commonwealth control order" has the
same meaning as "control order" has in
Part 5.3 of the Criminal Code of the
Commonwealth;
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"corresponding preventative detention
law" means--
(a) Division 105 of the Criminal Code
of the Commonwealth; or
(b) a law of another State or of a
5
Territory, or particular provisions
of a law of another State or of a
Territory, that--
(i) corresponds or correspond to
this Part; or
10
(ii) is or are declared by the
regulations to correspond to
this Part;
"identification material", in relation to a
person, means samples taken from a
15
part of the person's body from which a
DNA profile may be derived, prints of
the person's hands, fingers, feet or toes,
recordings of the person's voice,
samples of the person's handwriting or
20
photographs (including video
recordings) of the person;
"interim preventative detention order"
means an interim preventative detention
order made by the Supreme Court
25
under section 13E;
"lawyer" means an Australian lawyer within
the meaning of the Legal Profession
Act 2004;
"police gaol" has the same meaning as in
30
the Corrections Act 1986;
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"prescribed authority" has the same
meaning as in Division 3 of Part III of
the Australian Security Intelligence
Organisation Act 1979 of the
Commonwealth;
5
"preventative detention order" means an
order made under section 13E, as
varied under section 13N or 13O, and
includes an interim preventative
detention order;
10
"prison" has the same meaning as in the
Corrections Act 1986;
"prohibited contact order" means an order
made under section 13L or 13M, as
varied under section 13N or 13O;
15
"seizable item" means anything that--
(a) would present a danger to a
person; or
(b) could be used to assist a person to
escape from lawful custody; or
20
(c) could be used to contact another
person or to operate a device
remotely;
"senior police officer" means a member of
the force of or above the rank of
25
Assistant Commissioner.
(2) The Chief Commissioner of Police may
appoint in writing members of the force, or a
class or classes of members of the force, to
be authorised members of the force for the
30
purpose of making applications under
section 13C, 13I and 13M.
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Division 2--Preventative Detention Orders
13C. Application for preventative detention
order
(1) An authorised member of the force (the
applicant) may apply to the Supreme Court
5
or, subject to sub-section (3), to a senior
police officer for a preventative detention
order in relation to a person (the subject)
if--
(a) the applicant is satisfied that--
10
(i) there are reasonable grounds to
suspect that the subject--
(A) will engage in a terrorist act;
or
(B) possesses or has under his or
15
her control (whether solely
or jointly with any other
person) a thing that is
connected with the
preparation for, or the
20
engagement of a person in, a
terrorist act; or
(C) has done an act in
preparation for, or planning,
a terrorist act; and
25
(ii) making the order would
substantially assist in preventing a
terrorist act occurring; and
(iii) detaining the subject for the
period for which the applicant is
30
seeking to have him or her
detained under the order is
reasonably necessary for the
purpose referred to in sub-
paragraph (ii); or
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(b) the applicant is satisfied that--
(i) a terrorist act has occurred within
the last 28 days; and
(ii) it is necessary to detain the subject
to preserve evidence of, or relating
5
to, the terrorist act; and
(iii) detaining the subject for the
period for which the applicant is
seeking to have him or her
detained under the order is
10
reasonably necessary for the
purpose referred to in sub-
paragraph (ii).
(2) A terrorist act referred to in sub-
section (1)(a) must be one--
15
(a) that is imminent; and
(b) that is expected to occur, in any event,
at some time in the next 14 days.
(3) An application may only be made to a senior
police officer if the applicant considers
20
that--
(a) there is an urgent need for the order;
and
(b) it is not reasonably practicable in the
circumstances for the application to be
25
made to the Supreme Court.
13D. Form and content of application
(1) An application under section 13C must--
(a) be made in writing; and
(b) set out the facts and other grounds on
30
which the applicant considers that the
preventative detention order should be
made; and
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(c) specify the period for which the
applicant is seeking to have the person
detained under the order and set out the
facts and other grounds on which the
applicant considers that the person
5
should be detained for that period; and
(d) set out the information (if any) that the
applicant has about the person's age and
capacity to manage his or her affairs;
and
10
(e) set out the following--
(i) the outcomes and particulars of all
previous applications for
preventative detention orders in
relation to the person;
15
(ii) the information (if any) that the
applicant has about--
(A) the outcomes and particulars
of all previous requests for
Commonwealth control
20
orders (including the
outcomes of the hearings to
confirm the orders) in
relation to the person;
(B) the outcomes and particulars
25
of all previous applications
for variations of
Commonwealth control
orders made in relation to the
person;
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(C) the outcomes of all previous
applications for revocations
of Commonwealth control
orders made in relation to the
person; and
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(f) set out the information (if any) that the
applicant has about any periods for
which the person has been detained
under an order made under a
corresponding preventative detention
5
law.
(2) If--
(a) a preventative detention order is made
in relation to a person on the basis of
assisting in preventing a terrorist act
10
occurring within a particular period;
and
(b) the person is taken into custody under
the order; and
(c) an application is made for another
15
preventative detention order in relation
to the person on the basis of assisting in
preventing a different terrorist act
occurring within that period--
the application must also identify the
20
information on which the application is
based that became available only after the
preventative detention order referred to in
paragraph (a) was made.
25 Note: See section 13K(1).
(3) If--
(a) an order for a person's detention is
made under a corresponding
preventative detention law on the basis
of assisting in preventing a terrorist act
30
occurring within a particular period;
and
(b) the person is taken into custody under
that order; and
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(c) an application is made for a
preventative detention order in relation
to the person on the basis of assisting in
preventing a different terrorist act
occurring within that period--
5
the application must also identify the
information on which the application is
based that became available only after the
order referred to in paragraph (a) was made.
10 Note: See section 13K(3).
(4) The information in the application must be
sworn by the applicant.
Note 1: The information may be affirmed instead of
sworn--see the definition of "sworn" in
15 section 38 of the Interpretation of
Legislation Act 1984.
Note 2: Section 13ZQ creates an offence for providing
false or misleading information or documents
in connection with an application to a senior
20 police officer.
(5) An application to a senior police officer is to
be made without notice of it being given to
the person in relation to whom a preventative
detention order is being sought.
(6) An application to the Supreme Court may
25
only be made without notice of it being
given to the person in relation to whom a
preventative detention order is being sought
if that person is not then being detained
under--
30
(a) a preventative detention order made by
a senior police officer; or
(b) an order for the person's detention made
under a corresponding preventative
detention law.
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13E. Preventative detention orders
(1) The Supreme Court or the senior police
officer may, on an application under
section 13C, make a preventative detention
order in relation to a person if--
5
(a) satisfied on reasonable grounds that--
(i) the person--
(A) will engage in a terrorist act;
or
(B) possesses or has under his or
10
her control (whether solely
or jointly with any other
person) a thing that is
connected with the
preparation for, or the
15
engagement of a person in, a
terrorist act; or
(C) has done an act in
preparation for, or planning,
a terrorist act; and
20
(ii) making the order would
substantially assist in preventing a
terrorist act occurring; and
(iii) detaining the person for the period
for which he or she is to be
25
detained under the order is
reasonably necessary for the
purpose referred to in sub-
paragraph (ii); or
(b) satisfied on reasonable grounds that--
30
(i) a terrorist act has occurred within
the last 28 days; and
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(ii) it is necessary to detain the person
to preserve evidence of, or relating
to, the terrorist act; and
(iii) detaining the person for the period
for which he or she is to be
5
detained under the order is
reasonably necessary for the
purpose referred to in sub-
paragraph (ii).
(2) A terrorist act referred to in sub-
10
section (1)(a) must be one--
(a) that is imminent; and
(b) that is expected to occur, in any event,
at some time in the next 14 days.
(3) The Supreme Court or the senior police
15
officer may refuse to make a preventative
detention order unless the authorised
member of the force applying for it gives the
Court or the officer (as the case requires) any
further information that it or he or she
20
requests concerning the grounds on which
the order is sought.
(4) If the application to the Supreme Court is
made without notice of it being given to the
person in relation to whom a preventative
25
detention order is being sought, the Supreme
Court may, if in its opinion it is desirable to
do so, make an interim preventative
detention order pending the hearing and final
determination of the application.
30
Note: The maximum period during which a person
may be detained under an interim order is
48 hours or until the final determination of the
application, whichever is the later: see sub-
35 section (6) and section 13G(3).
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(5) If the Supreme Court makes an interim
preventative detention order, it must--
(a) specify a day on which, and time at
which, the hearing of the application is
to be resumed; and
5
(b) direct the applicant to cause notice of
the resumed hearing to be given to--
(i) the person in relation to whom the
interim order is made; and
(ii) if the applicant is aware of the
10
identity of a lawyer who acts for
that person in relation to any
matter, that lawyer.
(6) An interim preventative detention order that,
but for this sub-section, would cease to have
15
effect before the application is finally
determined, continues to have effect, subject
to section 13G(2), until the application is
finally determined.
(7) On finally determining an application
20
following the making of an interim
preventative detention order, the Supreme
Court may by order--
(a) confirm the order without variation or
vary the period specified in the order as
25
the period during which the person in
relation to whom it is made may be
detained under it; or
Note: The period of detention in the confirmed
30 order may be extended, or further
extended, under section 13I.
(b) revoke the order if not satisfied as
mentioned in sub-section (1).
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(8) If the person in relation to whom the interim
preventative detention order is made is being
detained in a prison, the applicant for that
order must cause a copy of any order made
under sub-section (7) to be given to the
5
Secretary to the Department of Justice as
soon as practicable after it is made.
(9) On the hearing by the Supreme Court of an
application under section 13C (including a
resumed hearing referred to in sub-
10
section (5))--
(a) the person in relation to whom a
preventative detention order is being
sought (including a person in relation to
whom an interim preventative detention
15
order or a preventative detention order
made by a senior police officer is in
force) is entitled to appear and give
evidence, call witnesses, examine and
cross-examine witnesses, adduce
20
material and make submissions; but
(b) the absence of that person does not
prevent the Supreme Court from
determining, or finally determining, the
application.
25
(10) If, on an application by an authorised
member of the force for the making of a
preventative detention order in relation to a
person who is being detained under a
preventative detention order made or
30
purportedly made by a senior police officer
(the police order), the Supreme Court is
satisfied that the making or purported
making of the police order was so
unreasonable that no senior police officer
35
acting reasonably could have made that
order, the Supreme Court may--
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(a) declare the police order to be void from
its beginning; and
(b) determine that the State should
compensate the person, as assessed by
the Supreme Court, in respect of any
5
loss sustained or damage incurred by
the person as a direct and reasonable
consequence of his or her detention
under the police order.
(11) If the Supreme Court makes a determination
10
under sub-section (10)(b), the State is liable
to pay the compensation assessed by the
Supreme Court and the Consolidated Fund
is, to the necessary extent, appropriated for
this purpose.
15
(12) If the person who is the subject of an
application to the Supreme Court under
section 13C is not legally represented on the
hearing of the application (including a
resumed hearing referred to in sub-
20
section (5)), the Supreme Court may order
Victoria Legal Aid to provide legal
representation for that person on that hearing
if satisfied that it is in the interests of justice
to do so having regard to the financial
25
circumstances of that person or any other
circumstances.
(13) Despite anything in the Legal Aid Act 1978,
Victoria Legal Aid must provide legal
representation in accordance with an order
30
under sub-section (12).
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13F. Nature of preventative detention order
(1) A preventative detention order is an order
that the person in relation to whom it is made
may be--
(a) taken into custody (unless he or she is
5
already being detained under a
preventative detention order, or an
order for his or her detention made
under a corresponding preventative
detention law, that is in force or was in
10
force immediately before the making of
the new order); and
(b) detained during the period that--
(i) starts when the person is first
taken into custody or detained
15
under the order (the start); and
(ii) ends a specified period of time
after the start.
(2) The order must be in writing.
(3) Subject to section 13G, the period of time
20
specified in the order under sub-
section (1)(b)(ii) must not exceed 14 days.
(4) A preventative detention order must set
out--
(a) the name of the person in relation to
25
whom it is made; and
(b) the period during which the person may
be detained under the order; and
(c) the place or places where the person
may be, or must not be, detained under
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the order; and
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(d) the date on which, and the time at
which, the order is made; and
(e) whether the person is prohibited from
disclosing under section 13ZD(2) the
period for which he or she is being
5
detained; and
(f) whether the person is allowed to have
any further contact with a person under
section 13ZD(4) and, if so--
(i) the person or persons with whom
10
he or she may have contact;
(ii) the period for which he or she
may have contact on any day and
the number of days on which he or
she may have such contact;
15
(iii) whether the person is prohibited
from disclosing the period for
which he or she is being detained
to a person with whom he or she
has contact;
20
(iv) any other conditions applicable to
the contact; and
(g) if applicable, particulars of the order for
the person's detention made under a
corresponding preventative detention
25
law on the ceasing to have effect of
which the order is to start to have
effect; and
Note: See section 13H(1).
(h) if applicable, the date and time after
30
which the person may not be taken into
custody under the order.
Note: See section 13H(2).
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(5) If the person in relation to whom the order is
made is--
(a) under 18 years of age; or
(b) incapable of managing his or her
affairs--
5
the order may provide that the period each
day for which the person is entitled to have
contact with another person under section
13ZH(2) is the period of more than 2 hours
that is specified in the order.
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13G. Duration of preventative detention orders
(1) The maximum period that may be specified
in a preventative detention order made by a
senior police officer as the period during
which a person may be detained under the
15
order is 24 hours.
(2) Subject to sub-section (3), the maximum
period (including that period, as extended, or
further extended, under section 13I) that may
be specified in a preventative detention order
20
made by the Supreme Court as the period
during which a person may be detained
under the order is 14 days less any period
during which the person is actually detained
under--
25
(a) a preventative detention order made by
a senior police officer; or
(b) an order for the person's detention made
under a corresponding preventative
detention law--
30
on the same basis.
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(3) The maximum period that may be specified
in an interim preventative detention order
made by the Supreme Court as the period
during which a person may be detained
under the order is 48 hours.
5
Note: The order may continue to have effect after the
48 hours: see section 13E(6).
(4) Despite the period of detention specified in a
preventative detention order made by a
senior police officer, as soon as practicable
10
after the person in relation to whom the order
is made is first taken into custody or detained
under the order, an application for a
preventative detention order in relation to the
person must be made to the Supreme Court.
15
(5) To avoid doubt, for the purposes of sub-
section (2) orders are made on the same basis
if--
(a) in the case of orders made on the basis
of preventing a terrorist act from
20
occurring, they relate to the same
terrorist act occurring within the same
period; and
(b) in the case of orders made on the basis
of preserving evidence of, or relating
25
to, a terrorist act, they relate to the same
terrorist act.
13H. When order starts and ceases to have
effect
(1) A preventative detention order in relation to
30
a person starts to have effect--
(a) if the preventative detention order so
provides, on an order for the person's
detention made under a corresponding
preventative detention law ceasing to
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have effect; or
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(b) in any other case, when it is made.
Note: When the order starts to have effect it
authorises the person to be taken into custody,
if necessary (see section 13F(1)(a)). The
5 period for which the person may be detained
under the order only starts to run when the
person is first taken into custody or detained
under the order (see section 13F(1)(b)).
(2) A preventative detention order in relation to
a person under which the person is required
10
to be taken into custody ceases to have effect
at the end of the period of 48 hours after the
order is made if the person has not been
taken into custody under the order within
that period.
15
(3) If a preventative detention order does not
cease to have effect under sub-section (2), it
ceases to have effect when whichever of the
following first occurs--
(a) the end of--
20
(i) the period specified in the order as
the period during which the
person may be detained under the
order; or
(ii) if that period is extended or
25
further extended under
section 13I--that period as
extended or further extended;
(b) if the order was made by a senior police
officer, a preventative detention order is
30
made by the Supreme Court in relation
to the same person;
(c) the revocation of the order under
section 13E, 13N or 13O.
35 Note: The order does not cease to have effect merely
because the person is released from detention
under the order.
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13I. Extension of preventative detention order
(1) If--
(a) a preventative detention order is made
by the Supreme Court in relation to a
person on the final determination of an
5
application under section 13C; and
(b) the order is in force in relation to the
person--
an authorised member of the force may apply
to the Supreme Court for an extension, or a
10
further extension, of the period for which the
order is to be in force in relation to the
person.
(2) The application must--
(a) be made in writing; and
15
(b) set out the facts and other grounds on
which the applicant considers that the
extension, or further extension, is
reasonably necessary for the purpose
for which the order was made; and
20
Note: See section 13E(1) for the purpose for
which a preventative detention order
may be made.
(c) set out the outcomes and particulars of
all previous applications for extensions,
25
or further extensions, of the order.
(3) The information in the application must be
sworn by the applicant.
Note: The information may be affirmed instead of
30 sworn--see the definition of "sworn" in
section 38 of the Interpretation of
Legislation Act 1984.
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(4) The applicant must cause notice of the
application to be given to the person in
relation to whom the preventative detention
order is in force.
(5) The person in relation to whom the
5
preventative detention order is in force is
entitled to appear on the hearing and give
evidence, call witnesses, examine and cross-
examine witnesses, adduce material and
make submissions. However, his or her
10
absence does not prevent the Supreme Court
from determining the application.
(6) The Supreme Court may, by order, extend,
or further extend, the period for which the
order is to be in force in relation to the
15
person if it is satisfied that detaining the
person under the order for the period as
extended, or further extended, is reasonably
necessary for the purpose for which the order
was made.
20
(7) The extension, or further extension, must not
result in the preventative detention order
specifying a period in excess of the
maximum period permissible under section
13G(2).
25
(8) If the person in relation to whom the order is
in force is being detained in a prison and the
Supreme Court makes an order under sub-
section (6) that extends, or further extends,
the period for which the order is to be in
30
force, the applicant must cause a copy of the
order under that sub-section to be given to
the Secretary to the Department of Justice as
soon as practicable after it is made.
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13J. No preventative detention order in
relation to person under 16 years of age
(1) A preventative detention order cannot be
applied for, or made, in relation to a person
who is under 16 years of age.
5
Note: See also section 13ZH and section 13ZL(4)
to (10) for the special rules for people who are
under 18 years of age.
(2) If--
(a) a person is being detained under a
10
preventative detention order or a
purported preventative detention order;
and
(b) the member of the force who is
detaining the person is satisfied on
15
reasonable grounds that the person is
under 16 years of age--
the member must release the person or
arrange in writing for his or her release, as
soon as practicable, from detention under the
20
order or purported order.
13K. Restrictions on multiple preventative
detention orders
(1) If--
(a) a preventative detention order is made
25
in relation to a person on the basis of
assisting in preventing a terrorist act
occurring within a particular period;
and
(b) the person is being detained under that
30
order--
another preventative detention order cannot
be applied for, or made, under this Division
in relation to the person on the basis of
assisting in preventing a different terrorist
35
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act occurring within that period unless the
application, or the order, is based on
information that became available only after
the preventative detention order referred to
in paragraph (a) was made.
5
(2) If--
(a) an order for a person's detention is
made under a corresponding
preventative detention law on the basis
of assisting in preventing a terrorist act
10
occurring within a particular period;
and
(b) the person is being detained under that
order--
a preventative detention order cannot be
15
applied for to, or made by, a senior police
officer under this Division in relation to the
person on the basis of assisting in preventing
the same terrorist act occurring within that
period.
20
(3) If--
(a) an order for a person's detention is
made under a corresponding
preventative detention law on the basis
of assisting in preventing a terrorist act
25
occurring within a particular period;
and
(b) the person is being detained under that
order--
a preventative detention order cannot be
30
applied for, or made, under this Division in
relation to the person on the basis of
assisting in preventing a different terrorist
act occurring within that period unless the
application, or the order, is based on
35
information that became available only after
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the order referred to in paragraph (a) was
made.
(4) If--
(a) an order for a person's detention is
made under a corresponding
5
preventative detention law on the basis
of preserving evidence of, or relating
to, a terrorist act; and
(b) the person is being detained under that
order--
10
a preventative detention order cannot be
applied for to, or made by, a senior police
officer under this Division in relation to the
person on the basis of preserving evidence
of, or relating to, the same terrorist act.
15
13L. Prohibited contact order (person in
relation to whom preventative detention
order is being sought)
(1) An authorised member of the force who
applies for a preventative detention order in
20
relation to a person (the subject) may also
apply for a prohibited contact order under
this section in relation to the subject's
detention under the preventative detention
order.
25
(2) The application must set out--
(a) the terms of the order sought; and
(b) the facts and other grounds on which
the applicant considers that the order
should be made.
30
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(3) The information in the application must be
sworn by the applicant.
Note 1: The information may be affirmed instead of
sworn--see the definition of "sworn" in
5 section 38 of the Interpretation of
Legislation Act 1984.
Note 2: Section 13ZQ creates an offence for providing
false or misleading information or documents
in connection with an application to a senior
10 police officer.
(4) The person in relation to whose detention an
application for a prohibited contact order is
made to the Supreme Court under this
section is entitled to be given notice of the
application and to appear and give evidence,
15
call witnesses, examine and cross-examine
witnesses, adduce material and make
submissions in relation to it. However, his
or her absence does not prevent the Supreme
Court from determining the application.
20
(5) If the Supreme Court or the senior police
officer, as the case requires--
(a) makes the preventative detention order;
and
(b) is satisfied on reasonable grounds that
25
making the prohibited contact order
will assist in achieving the purpose of
the preventative detention order--
the Court or officer may make a prohibited
contact order under this section that the
30
subject is not, while being detained under the
preventative detention order, to contact a
person specified in the prohibited contact
order.
35 Note: See section 13E(1) for the purpose for which a
preventative detention order may be made.
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(6) The prohibited contact order must be in
writing.
13M. Prohibited contact order (person in
relation to whom preventative detention
order is already in force)
5
(1) If a preventative detention order is in force in
relation to a person (the subject), an
authorised member of the force may apply to
the Supreme Court or, if the order was made
by a senior police officer, to a senior police
10
officer for a prohibited contact order under
this section in relation to the subject's
detention under the preventative detention
order.
(2) The application must set out--
15
(a) the terms of the order sought; and
(b) the facts and other grounds on which
the applicant considers that the order
should be made.
(3) The information in the application must be
20
sworn by the applicant.
Note 1: The information may be affirmed instead of
sworn--see the definition of "sworn" in
section 38 of the Interpretation of
25 Legislation Act 1984.
Note 2: Section 13ZQ creates an offence for providing
false or misleading information or documents
in connection with an application to a senior
police officer.
(4) The person in relation to whose detention
30
under a preventative detention order an
application for a prohibited contact order is
made to the Supreme Court under this
section is entitled to be given notice of the
application and to appear and give evidence,
35
call witnesses, examine and cross-examine
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witnesses, adduce material and make
submissions in relation to it. However, his
or her absence does not prevent the Supreme
Court from determining the application.
(5) If the Supreme Court or the senior police
5
officer (as the case requires) is satisfied on
reasonable grounds that making the
prohibited contact order will assist in
achieving the purpose for which the
preventative detention order was made, the
10
Court or officer may make a prohibited
contact order under this section that the
subject is not, while being detained under the
preventative detention order, to contact a
person specified in the prohibited contact
15
order.
Note: See section 13E(1) for the purpose for which a
preventative detention order may be made.
(6) The prohibited contact order must be in
writing.
20
13N. Application by detainee for revocation or
variation of preventative detention order
or prohibited contact order
(1) A person in relation to whom a preventative
detention order made by the Supreme Court
25
is in force may, with the leave of the
Supreme Court, apply to the Supreme Court
for--
(a) the revocation or a variation of the
order; or
30
(b) the revocation or a variation of any
prohibited contact order that is in force
in relation to the person's detention
under the preventative detention order.
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(2) The Supreme Court must not grant leave to
apply for the revocation or a variation of an
order unless it is satisfied that new facts or
circumstances have arisen since the making
of the order.
5
(3) To avoid doubt, an application for leave to
apply for the revocation or a variation of an
order does not operate as a stay of the order.
(4) If--
(a) a preventative detention order made by
10
the Supreme Court is in force in
relation to a person; and
(b) the Supreme Court grants leave to that
person to apply for the revocation or a
variation of the order; and
15
(c) the Supreme Court is satisfied, on the
application of that person, that because
of new facts or circumstances that have
arisen since the making of the order
that it is appropriate that the order be
20
revoked or varied--
the Court, by order, must revoke or vary the
order.
(5) If the person in relation to whom a
preventative detention order made by the
25
Supreme Court is in force is being detained
in a prison and the order is revoked or varied
under sub-section (4), the member of the
force who is detaining the person under the
order must cause a copy of the order made
30
under that sub-section to be given to the
Secretary to the Department of Justice as
soon as practicable after it is made.
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(6) If--
(a) a prohibited contact order is in force in
relation to a person's detention under a
preventative detention order made by
the Supreme Court; and
5
(b) the Supreme Court grants leave to that
person to apply for the revocation or a
variation of the prohibited contact
order; and
(c) the Supreme Court is satisfied, on the
10
application of that person, that because
of new facts or circumstances that have
arisen since the making of the
prohibited contact order that it is
appropriate that the order be revoked or
15
varied--
the Court, by order, must revoke or vary the
order.
(7) If the person in relation to whose detention
under a preventative detention order a
20
prohibited contact order is in force is being
detained in a prison and the prohibited
contact order is revoked or varied under sub-
section (6), the member of the force who is
detaining the person under the preventative
25
detention order must cause a copy of the
order made under that sub-section to be
given to the Secretary to the Department of
Justice as soon as practicable after it is made.
13O. Application by police for revocation or
30
variation of preventative detention order
or prohibited contact order
(1) If--
(a) a preventative detention order is in
force in relation to a person; and
35
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(b) the member of the force who is
detaining the person under the order is
satisfied that the grounds on which the
order was made have ceased to exist--
the member must apply for the revocation of
5
the order to the Supreme Court or, if the
order was made by a senior police officer, to
a senior police officer.
(2) If--
(a) a preventative detention order is in
10
force in relation to a person; and
(b) the member of the force who is
detaining the person under the order is
satisfied that, because of new facts or
circumstances that have arisen since the
15
making of the order, it is appropriate
that the order be varied--
the member must apply for a variation of the
order to the Supreme Court or, if the order
was made by a senior police officer, to a
20
senior police officer.
(3) If--
(a) a preventative detention order is in
force in relation to a person; and
(b) the Supreme Court or, if the order was
25
made by a senior police officer, a senior
police officer is satisfied, on application
by a member of the force under sub-
section (1) or (2), that it is appropriate
that the order be revoked or varied--
30
the Court, by order, or the officer, by
writing, must revoke or vary the order.
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(4) If the person in relation to whom the
preventative detention order is in force is
being detained in a prison and the order is
revoked or varied under sub-section (3), the
applicant for the revocation or variation must
5
cause a copy of any instrument made under
that sub-section to be given to the Secretary
to the Department of Justice as soon as
practicable after it is made.
(5) If--
10
(a) a prohibited contact order is in force in
relation to a person's detention under a
preventative detention order; and
(b) the member of the force who is
detaining the person under the
15
preventative detention order is satisfied
that because of new facts or
circumstances that have arisen since the
making of the prohibited contact order
that it is appropriate that the prohibited
20
contact order be revoked or varied
(including that the grounds on which
the order was made have ceased to
exist)--
the member must apply for the revocation or
25
a variation of the prohibited contact order to
the Supreme Court or, if the order was made
by a senior police officer, to a senior police
officer.
(6) If--
30
(a) a prohibited contact order is in force in
relation to a person's detention under a
preventative detention order; and
(b) the Supreme Court or, if the order was
made by a senior police officer, a senior
35
police officer is satisfied, on application
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by a member of the force under sub-
section (5), that it is appropriate that the
prohibited contact order be revoked or
varied--
the Court, by order, or the officer, by
5
writing, must revoke or vary the prohibited
contact order.
(7) If the person in relation to whose detention
under a preventative detention order a
prohibited contact order is in force is being
10
detained in a prison and the prohibited
contact order is revoked or varied under sub-
section (6), the applicant for the revocation
or variation must cause a copy of any
instrument made under that sub-section to be
15
given to the Secretary to the Department of
Justice as soon as practicable after it is made.
Division 3--Carrying out Preventative
Detention Orders
13P. Power to detain person under
20
preventative detention order
(1) While a preventative detention order is in
effect in relation to a person--
(a) any member of the force may take the
person into custody; and
25
(b) any member of the force may detain the
person.
(2) A member of the force may, for the purpose
of taking a person into custody under a
preventative detention order or preventing
30
him or her from escaping from detention
under the order, exercise any of the powers
that he or she would have if he or she were
apprehending the person under a belief on
reasonable grounds that the person had
35
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committed an indictable offence in Victoria
or was escaping from legal custody.
(3) Sub-section (2) does not apply to the extent
to which particular powers are provided for
in this Part.
5
(4) If a preventative detention order is made in
relation to a person, the Chief Commissioner
of Police must nominate a member of the
force of or above the rank of superintendent
(the nominated senior police officer) to
10
oversee the exercise of powers under, and
the performance of obligations in relation to,
the preventative detention order.
(5) The nominated senior police officer must be
someone who was not involved in the
15
making of the application for the
preventative detention order.
(6) The nominated senior police officer must--
(a) oversee the exercise of powers under,
and the performance of obligations in
20
relation to, the preventative detention
order; and
(b) without limiting paragraph (a), ensure
that the provisions of section 13O
(which deals with the revocation or
25
variation of preventative detention
orders and prohibited contact orders)
are complied with in relation to the
preventative detention order; and
(c) receive and consider any
30
representations that are made under
sub-section (7).
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(7) The following persons--
(a) the person being detained under a
preventative detention order;
(b) the Ombudsman under the
Ombudsman Act 1973 or the Director,
5
Police Integrity under the Police
Regulation Act 1958;
(c) a lawyer acting for the person being
detained under a preventative detention
order in relation to the order or a
10
prohibited contact order;
(d) a person with whom the person being
detained under a preventative detention
order has contact under section
13ZH(2);
15
(e) a person exercising authority under the
order or implementing or enforcing the
order (including a person taken to be
such a person by force of section
13W(5)(b))--
20
are entitled to make representations to the
nominated senior police officer in relation
to--
(f) the exercise of powers under, and the
performance of obligations in relation
25
to, the preventative detention order; and
(g) without limiting paragraph (f),
compliance with the provisions of
section 13O (which deals with the
revocation or variation of preventative
30
detention orders and prohibited contact
orders) in relation to the preventative
detention order; and
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(h) the person's treatment in connection
with the person's detention under the
preventative detention order.
13Q. Endorsement of order with date and time
person taken into custody or detained
5
As soon as practicable after a person is first
taken into custody or detained under a
preventative detention order, the member of
the force who is detaining the person under
the order must endorse on the order--
10
(a) the date on which, and time at which,
the person is first taken into custody or
detained under the order; and
(b) particulars of where the person is being
detained.
15
13R. Requirement to provide name etc.
(1) If a member of the force believes on
reasonable grounds that a person whose
name or address is, or whose name and
address are, unknown to the member may be
20
able to assist the member in executing a
preventative detention order, the member
may request the person to provide his or her
name or address, or name and address, to the
member.
25
(2) If a member of the force--
(a) makes a request of a person under sub-
section (1); and
(b) informs the person of the reason for the
request; and
30
(c) if the member is not in uniform--shows
the person evidence that he or she is a
member of the force; and
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(d) complies with sub-section (4) if the
person makes a request under that sub-
section--
the person must not--
(e) refuse or fail to comply with the
5
request; or
(f) give a name or address that is false in a
material particular.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) Sub-section (2) does not apply if the person
10
has a reasonable excuse.
(4) If a member of the force who makes a
request of a person under sub-section (1) is
requested by the person to provide to the
person any of the following--
15
(a) his or her name;
(b) the address of his or her place of duty;
(c) his or her identification number if he or
she has an identification number;
(d) his or her rank if he or she does not
20
have an identification number--
the member must not--
(e) refuse or fail to comply with the
request; or
(f) give a name, address, number or rank
25
that is false in a material particular.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(5) Sub-section (4) does not apply if the member
of the force has a reasonable excuse.
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13S. Power to enter premises
(1) Subject to sub-section (2), if--
(a) a preventative detention order is in
force in relation to a person; and
(b) a member of the force believes on
5
reasonable grounds that the person is on
any premises--
the member may enter the premises, using
such force as is necessary and reasonable in
the circumstances and with such assistance
10
from other members of the force as is
necessary, at any time of the day or night for
the purpose of searching the premises for the
person or taking the person into custody.
(2) A member of the force must not enter any
15
premises that are used for residential
purposes at any time during the period
commencing at 9 p.m. on a day and ending at
6 a.m. on the following day unless the
member believes on reasonable grounds
20
that--
(a) it would not be practicable to take the
person into custody, either at those
premises or elsewhere, at another time;
or
25
(b) it is necessary to do so in order to
prevent the concealment, loss or
destruction of evidence of, or relating
to, a terrorist act.
13T. Power to conduct search
30
(1) A member of the force who takes a person
into custody under a preventative detention
order, or who is present when the person is
taken into custody, may, if the member
suspects on reasonable grounds--
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(a) that it is prudent to do so in order to
ascertain whether the person is carrying
any seizable items; or
(b) that the person is carrying--
(i) evidence of, or relating to, a
5
terrorist act; or
(ii) a seizable item--
conduct a search of the person in the
prescribed manner at, or soon after, the time
when the person is taken into custody, and
10
seize any such thing found as a result of the
search.
(2) Any thing seized under sub-section (1) must
be dealt with in accordance with the
regulations.
15
13U. Warrant under section 34D of the
Australian Security Intelligence
Organisation Act 1979 of the
Commonwealth
(1) This section applies if--
20
(a) a person is being detained under a
preventative detention order; and
(b) a warrant under section 34D of the
Australian Security Intelligence
Organisation Act 1979 of the
25
Commonwealth is in force in relation to
the person; and
(c) a copy of the warrant is given to the
member of the force who is detaining
the person under the preventative
30
detention order.
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(2) The member of the force must take such
steps as are necessary to ensure that the
person may be dealt with in accordance with
the warrant.
(3) Without limiting sub-section (2), the member
5
of the force may, under section 13V, release,
or arrange in writing for the release of, the
person from detention under the preventative
detention order so that the person may be
dealt with in accordance with the warrant.
10
(4) To avoid doubt, the fact that the person is
released from detention under the
preventative detention order so that the
person may be--
(a) questioned before a prescribed
15
authority under the warrant; or
(b) detained under the warrant in
connection with that questioning--
does not extend the period for which the
preventative detention order remains in force
20
in relation to the person.
Note: See section 13V(6)(a).
13V. Release of person from preventative
detention
(1) The member of the force who is detaining a
25
person under a preventative detention order
may release the person from detention under
the order or arrange in writing for his or her
release from detention under the order.
30 Note: A person may be released, for example, so that
the person may be arrested and otherwise dealt
with under Subdivision (30A) of Division 1 of
Part III of the Crimes Act 1958.
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(2) The member of the force who releases, or
arranges in writing for the release of, a
person from detention under a preventative
detention order must give the person a
written statement that the person is being
5
released from that detention. The statement
must be signed by the member.
(3) Sub-section (2) does not apply if the member
of the force releases, or arranges in writing
for the release of, the person from detention
10
so that the person may be dealt with--
(a) under Subdivision (30A) of Division 1
of Part III of the Crimes Act 1958; or
(b) in accordance with a warrant under
section 34D of the Australian Security
15
Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 of
the Commonwealth; or
(c) under the provisions of Division 4 of
Part IAA, or Part IC, of the Crimes Act
1914 of the Commonwealth.
20
(4) To avoid doubt, a person may be taken to
have been released from detention under a
preventative detention order even if--
(a) the person is informed that he or she is
being released from detention under the
25
order; and
(b) the person is taken into custody on
some other basis immediately after the
person is informed that he or she is
being released from detention under the
30
order.
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(5) To avoid doubt, a person is taken not to be
detained under a preventative detention order
during a period during which the person is
released from detention under the order.
5 Note: During this period, the provisions of this Part
that apply to a person who is being detained
under a preventative detention order (for
example, section 13ZC which deals with the
people the person may contact) do not apply to
10 the person.
(6) To avoid doubt--
(a) the release of the person under sub-
section (1) from detention under the
preventative detention order does not
extend the period for which the
15
preventative detention order remains in
force in relation to the person; and
Note: This means that the time for which the
person may be detained under the order
20 continues to run while the person is
released.
(b) a person released under sub-section (1)
from detention under a preventative
detention order may again be taken into
custody and detained under the order at
25
any time while the order remains in
force in relation to the person.
13W. Arrangement for detainee to be held in
prison
(1) The member of the force who is detaining a
30
person under a preventative detention order
may request the Secretary to the Department
of Justice to authorise the transfer of that
person to a prison.
35 Note: A person being detained under a preventative
detention order may be received into a police
gaol and thus be deemed to enter the legal
custody of the Chief Commissioner of Police
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under section 6D(1) of the Corrections Act
1986.
(2) A request under sub-section (1) must be
accompanied by a copy of--
(a) the preventative detention order on
5
which is endorsed the date on which,
and time at which, the person was first
taken into custody or detained under the
order; and
(b) any extension or further extension of
10
the order under section 13I; and
(c) any prohibited contact order in force in
relation to the person's detention.
(3) To avoid doubt, a request may be made
under sub-section (1) in respect of a person
15
who is under 18 years of age.
(4) If requested to do so under sub-section (1),
the Secretary to the Department of Justice
may, by instrument, authorise the transfer to
a prison of a person being detained under a
20
preventative detention order from a police
gaol or other place where he or she is being
detained.
Note: The Secretary may delegate this power under
25 section 8(1) of the Corrections Act 1986.
(5) If a person is being detained in a prison
under a preventative detention order--
(a) the preventative detention order is
taken to authorise the Governor of the
prison to detain the person at the prison
30
while the order is in force in relation to
the person; and
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(b) section 13ZB applies in relation to the
person's detention under the order at the
prison as if--
(i) the Governor of that prison; or
(ii) any other person involved in the
5
person's detention at that prison--
were a person exercising authority
under the order or implementing or
enforcing the order; and
(c) the member of the force who made the
10
request under sub-section (1) is taken,
while the person is detained at the
prison, to be the member of the force
detaining the person for the purposes of
Divisions 4 and 5; and
15
(d) a member of the force may at any time
enter the prison and visit the person
being detained in the prison in
connection with the exercise of powers
under, and the performance of
20
obligations in relation to, the order.
(6) The Corrections Act 1986 applies in respect
of the detention of a person in a prison or
police gaol under a preventative detention
order or an order for his or her detention
25
made under a corresponding preventative
detention law as if the following provisions
of that Act did not form part of it--
(a) section 11(7A);
(b) section 28;
30
(c) section 31;
(d) Division 2 of Part 6;
(e) section 47;
(f) sections 47A to 47D;
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(g) Division 5 of Part 6;
(h) Part 7;
(i) section 56AA;
(j) section 56AB;
(k) section 56AC;
5
(l) Division 3 of Part 8;
(m) section 84H.
(7) Nothing in this section prevents an AFP
member entering a prison and visiting a
person being detained in the prison in
10
connection with the exercise of powers
under, and the performance of obligations in
relation to, an order for the person's
detention made under a corresponding
preventative detention law.
15
Division 4--Informing Person Detained about
Preventative Detention Order
13X. Effect of preventative detention order to
be explained to person detained
(1) As soon as practicable after a person is first
20
detained under a preventative detention
order, the member of the force who is
detaining the person under the order must
inform the person of the matters covered by
sub-section (2).
25
Note 1: A contravention of this sub-section may be an
offence under section 13ZN.
Note 2: A contravention of this sub-section does not
affect the lawfulness of the person's detention
30 under the order (see section 13Z(5)).
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(2) The matters covered by this sub-section
are--
(a) the fact that the preventative detention
order has been made in relation to the
person; and
5
(b) the period during which the person may
be detained under the order; and
(c) the restrictions that apply to the people
the person may contact while the
person is being detained under the
10
order; and
(d) if the order was made by a senior police
officer, the fact that an application may
be made to the Supreme Court under
Division 2 for a further preventative
15
detention order; and
(e) any right the person has to complain to
the Ombudsman under the
Ombudsman Act 1973 or the Director,
Police Integrity under Part IVA of the
20
Police Regulation Act 1958 in relation
to--
(i) the application for, or the making
of, the preventative detention
order or a prohibited contact
25
order; or
(ii) the treatment of the person in
connection with the person's
detention under the preventative
detention order; and
30
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(f) the fact that the person may seek from a
court a remedy relating to--
(i) the preventative detention order;
or
(ii) a prohibited contact order; or
5
(iii) the treatment of the person in
connection with the person's
detention under the preventative
detention order; and
10 Note: See section 13ZV.
(g) the person's entitlement under
section 13ZF to contact a lawyer; and
(h) the name and work telephone number
of the senior police officer who has
been nominated under section 13P(4) to
15
oversee the exercise of powers under,
and the performance of obligations in
relation to, the order.
13Y. Person being detained to be informed of
extension of preventative detention order
20
If a preventative detention order is extended,
or further extended, under section 13I, the
member of the force detaining the person
under the order must inform the person of
the extension, or further extension, as soon
25
as practicable after the extension, or further
extension, is made.
Note 1: A contravention of this section may be an
offence under section 13ZN.
30 Note 2: A contravention of this section does not affect
the lawfulness of the person's detention under
the order (see section 13Z(5)).
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13Z. Compliance with obligations to inform
(1) Section 13X(1) or 13Y does not apply if the
actions of the person being detained under
the preventative detention order make it
impracticable for the member of the force to
5
comply with that section.
(2) The member of the force detaining the
person under the preventative detention order
complies with section 13X(1) if the member
informs the person in substance of the
10
matters covered by section 13X(2) (even if
this is not done in language of a precise or
technical nature).
(3) The member of the force who is detaining
the person under the preventative detention
15
order must arrange for the assistance of an
interpreter in complying with section 13X(1)
or 13Y if the member has reasonable
grounds to believe that the person is unable,
because of inadequate knowledge of the
20
English language or a physical disability, to
communicate with reasonable fluency in that
language.
(4) Without limiting sub-section (3), the
assistance of the interpreter may be provided
25
by telephone.
(5) The lawfulness of a person's detention under
a preventative detention order is not affected
by a failure to comply with section 13X(1) or
13Y or sub-section (3) of this section.
30
13ZA. Copy of preventative detention order
(1) As soon as practicable after a person is first
taken into custody or detained under a
preventative detention order, the member of
the force who is detaining the person under
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the order must give the person--
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(a) a copy of the order and of any
prohibited contact order in force in
relation to his or her detention; and
(b) a summary of the grounds on which the
preventative detention order or
5
prohibited contact order is made.
Note: A contravention of this sub-section may be an
offence under section 13ZN.
(2) To avoid doubt, sub-section (1)(b) does not
require information to be included in the
10
summary if the disclosure of the information
is likely to prejudice national security
(within the meaning of the National Security
Information (Criminal and Civil
Proceedings) Act 2004 of the
15
Commonwealth).
(3) Despite section 13P(2), a member of the
force does not need to have a copy of the
preventative detention order with him or her,
or to produce a copy of the order to the
20
person being taken into custody when the
member takes the person into custody.
(4) As soon as practicable after a preventative
detention order is extended, or further
extended, under section 13I, the member of
25
the force who is detaining the person under
the preventative detention order must give
the person a copy of the order under section
13I(6).
30 Note: A contravention of this sub-section may be an
offence under section 13ZN.
(5) A person who is being detained under a
preventative detention order may request a
member of the force who is detaining the
person to arrange for a copy of--
35
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(a) the preventative detention order or of
any prohibited contact order in force in
relation to his or her detention; or
(b) the summary given to the person under
sub-section (1)(b); or
5
(c) any order under section 13I(6)--
to be given to a lawyer acting for the person
in relation to the order.
Note 1: Section 13ZF deals with the person's right to
10 contact a lawyer and the obligation of the
member of the force detaining the person to
give the person assistance to choose a lawyer.
Note 2: Section 13ZI prevents the person from
contacting a lawyer who is specified in a
15 prohibited contact order.
(6) The member of the force must make
arrangements for a copy of an order or the
summary to be given to the lawyer as soon as
practicable after the request is made.
20 Note: A contravention of this sub-section may be an
offence under section 13ZN.
(7) Without limiting sub-section (6), the copy of
an order or the summary may be faxed or
emailed to the lawyer.
(8) To avoid doubt, sub-section (6) does not
25
entitle the lawyer to be given a copy of, or
see, a document other than the preventative
detention order, the prohibited contact order,
the summary or any order under section
13I(6).
30
(9) The member of the force who gives--
(a) the person being detained under a
preventative detention order; or
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(b) a lawyer acting for the person--
a copy of the preventative detention order
under this section must endorse on the copy
the date on which, and time at which, the
person was first taken into custody or
5
detained under the order.
Note: A contravention of this sub-section may be an
offence under section 13ZN.
(10) Sub-section (1), (4), (6) or (9) does not apply
if the actions of the person being detained
10
under the preventative detention order make
it impracticable for the member of the force
to comply with that sub-section.
(11) The lawfulness of a person's detention under
a preventative detention order is not affected
15
by a failure to comply with sub-section (1),
(4), (6) or (9).
Division 5--Treatment of Person Detained
13ZB. Humane treatment of person being
detained
20
A person being taken into custody, or being
detained, under a preventative detention
order--
(a) must be treated with humanity and with
respect for human dignity; and
25
(b) must not be subjected to cruel, inhuman
or degrading treatment--
by anyone exercising authority under the
order or implementing or enforcing the
order.
30
Note: A contravention of this section may be an offence
under section 13ZN.
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13ZC. Restriction on contact with other people
(1) Except as provided by sections 13ZD, 13ZE,
13ZF and 13ZH, while a person is being
detained under a preventative detention
order, the person--
5
(a) is not entitled to contact another person;
and
(b) may be prevented from contacting
another person.
(2) While a person is being detained in a prison
10
under a preventative detention order or an
order for the person's detention made under a
corresponding preventative detention law,
the person is required to give to a member of
the force or a police officer (within the
15
meaning of Part 5.3 of the Criminal Code of
the Commonwealth), as the case requires,
exercising authority under the order any
letter that he or she wishes to send to any
person other than the Ombudsman under the
20
Ombudsman Act 1973, the Director, Police
Integrity under the Police Regulation Act
1958 or the Commonwealth Ombudsman
under the Complaints (Australian Federal
Police) Act 1981 of the Commonwealth.
25
(3) A prison officer within the meaning of the
Corrections Act 1986 who receives--
(a) from a person being detained in a
prison under an order referred to in sub-
section (2) a letter required by that sub-
30
section to be given to a member of the
force or a police officer (within the
meaning of Part 5.3 of the Criminal
Code of the Commonwealth) exercising
authority under the order; or
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(b) a letter sent to a person being detained
in a prison under an order referred to in
sub-section (2)--
must as soon as practicable give that letter to
such a member of the force or police officer.
5
Note 1: This section will not apply to the person if the person
is released from detention under the order (even
though the order may still be in force in relation to
the person).
10 Note 2: A person's entitlement to contact other people under
sections 13ZD, 13ZF and 13ZH may be subject to a
prohibited contact order made under section 13L
or 13M (see section 13ZI).
13ZD. Contacting family members etc.
(1) In this section--
15
"family member" of a person means--
(a) the person's spouse, de facto
spouse or same-sex partner; or
(b) a parent, step-parent or
grandparent of the person; or
20
(c) a child, step-child or grandchild of
the person; or
(d) a brother, sister, step-brother or
step-sister of the person; or
(e) a guardian or carer of the person.
25
(2) The person being detained is entitled to
contact once--
(a) his or her parents or one of his or her
other family members; and
(b) if he or she--
30
(i) lives with another person and that
other person is not a family
member of the person being
detained; or
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(ii) lives with other people and those
other people are not family
members of the person being
detained--
that other person or one of those other
5
people; and
(c) if he or she is employed--his or her
employer; and
(d) if he or she employs people in a
business--one of the people he or she
10
employs in that business; and
(e) if he or she engages in a business
together with another person or other
people--that other person or one of
those other people; and
15
(f) if the member of the force detaining the
person agrees to the person contacting
another person--that person--
by telephone, fax or email but solely for the
purposes of letting the person contacted
20
know that the person being detained is safe
but is not able to be contacted for a specified
period or for the time being (if the
preventative detention order prohibits a
period being specified).
25
(3) To avoid doubt, the person being detained is
not entitled, under sub-section (2), to
disclose--
(a) the fact that a preventative detention
order has been made in relation to the
30
person; or
(b) the fact that the person is being
detained.
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(4) If the preventative detention order so allows,
the person being detained, in addition to any
entitlement under sub-section (2), is entitled,
while being detained under the order, to have
further contact with one or more of his or her
5
family members or any other person or
persons, as specified in the order.
(5) To avoid doubt, the person being detained is
entitled to disclose the following to a person
with whom he or she has contact under sub-
10
section (4)--
(a) the fact that a preventative detention
order has been made in relation to the
person;
(b) the fact that the person is being
15
detained;
(c) unless the preventative detention order
otherwise provides, the period for
which the person is being detained.
(6) The form of contact that the person being
20
detained is entitled to have with another
person under sub-section (4) includes--
(a) being visited by that other person; and
(b) communicating with that other person
by telephone, fax or email.
25
(7) The period for which the person being
detained is entitled to have contact with
another person on any day under sub-
section (4), and the number of days on which
he or she is entitled to have such contact, is
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as is specified in the preventative detention
order.
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13ZE. Contacting Ombudsman etc.
The person being detained is entitled to
contact the Ombudsman under the
Ombudsman Act 1973 or the Director,
Police Integrity under the Police Regulation
5
Act 1958.
13ZF. Contacting lawyer
(1) The person being detained is entitled to
contact a lawyer but solely for the purpose
of--
10
(a) obtaining advice from the lawyer about
the person's legal rights in relation to--
(i) the preventative detention order;
or
(ii) a prohibited contact order in force
15
in relation to his or her detention;
or
(iii) the treatment of the person in
connection with the person's
detention under the preventative
20
detention order; or
(b) arranging for the lawyer to act for the
person in relation to, and instructing the
lawyer in relation to, proceedings in a
court for a remedy relating to--
25
(i) the preventative detention order;
or
(ii) a prohibited contact order in force
in relation to his or her detention;
or
30
(iii) the treatment of the person in
connection with the person's
detention under the preventative
detention order; or
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(c) arranging for the lawyer to act for the
person in relation to, and instructing the
lawyer in relation to, a complaint to the
Ombudsman under the Ombudsman
Act 1973 or the Director, Police
5
Integrity under Part IVA of the Police
Regulation Act 1958 in relation to--
(i) the application for, or the making
of, the preventative detention
order or a prohibited contact
10
order; or
(ii) the treatment of the person by a
member of the force in connection
with the person's detention under
the preventative detention order;
15
or
(d) arranging for the lawyer to act for the
person in relation to an appearance, or
hearing, before a court or tribunal in a
proceeding to which the person is a
20
party or in which he or she otherwise
has standing to appear that is to take
place while the person is being detained
under the order.
(2) The form of contact that the person being
25
detained is entitled to have with a lawyer
under sub-section (1) includes--
(a) being visited by the lawyer; and
(b) communicating with the lawyer by
telephone, fax or email.
30
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(3) If--
(a) the person being detained (or, if he or
she is under 18 years of age or is
incapable of managing his or her
affairs, a person with whom he or she
5
has contact under section 13ZH) asks to
be allowed to contact a particular
lawyer under sub-section (1); and
(b) either--
(i) the person is not entitled to
10
contact that lawyer because of
section 13ZI (prohibited contact
order); or
(ii) the person is not able to contact
that lawyer--
15
the member of the force who is
detaining the person must give the
person reasonable assistance to choose
another lawyer for the person to contact
under sub-section (1).
20
Note: A contravention of this sub-section may be an
offence under section 13ZN.
(4) In recommending lawyers as part of giving a
person assistance under sub-section (3), the
member of the force who is detaining the
25
person may give priority to lawyers who
have been given a security clearance at an
appropriate level by the Attorney-General's
Department of the Commonwealth.
(5) Despite sub-section (4) but subject to
30
section 13ZI, the person is entitled under this
section to contact a lawyer who does not
have a security clearance of the kind referred
to in sub-section (4).
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13ZG. Monitoring contact under section 13ZD
or 13ZF
(1) The contact the person being detained has
with another person under section 13ZD or
13ZF may take place only if it is conducted
5
in such a way that the contact, and the
content and meaning of the communication
that takes place during the contact, can be
effectively monitored by a member of the
force exercising authority under the
10
preventative detention order.
(2) The contact may take place in a language
other than English only if the content and
meaning of the communication that takes
place during the contact can be effectively
15
monitored with the assistance of an
interpreter.
(3) Without limiting sub-section (2), the
interpreter referred to in that sub-section may
be a member of the force.
20
(4) If the person being detained indicates that he
or she wishes the contact to take place in a
language other than English, the member of
the force who is detaining the person must--
(a) arrange for the services of an
25
appropriate interpreter to be provided if
it is reasonably practicable to do so
during the period during which the
person is being detained; and
(b) if it is reasonably practicable to do so--
30
arrange for those services to be
provided as soon as practicable.
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(5) Any communication between--
(a) a person who is being detained under a
preventative detention order; and
(b) a lawyer--
for a purpose referred to in section
5
13ZF(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) is not admissible
in evidence against the person in any
proceedings in a court or tribunal.
13ZH. Special contact rules for person under 18
or incapable of managing own affairs
10
(1) This section applies if the person being
detained under a preventative detention
order--
(a) is under 18 years of age; or
(b) is incapable of managing his or her
15
affairs.
(2) The person is entitled, while being detained
under the order, to have contact with--
(a) a parent or guardian of the person; or
(b) another person who--
20
(i) is able to represent the person's
interests; and
(ii) is, as far as practicable in the
circumstances, acceptable to the
person and to the member of the
25
force who is detaining the person;
and
(iii) is not a member of the force; and
(iv) is not an AFP member or an AFP
employee (within the meaning of
30
the Australian Federal Police Act
1979 of the Commonwealth); and
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(v) is not a member (however
described) of a police force of
another State or of a Territory; and
(vi) is not an officer or employee of
the Australian Security
5
Intelligence Organisation.
(3) To avoid doubt--
(a) if the person being detained (the
detainee) has 2 parents or 2 or more
guardians, the detainee is entitled,
10
subject to section 13ZI, to have contact
under sub-section (2) with each of those
parents or guardians; and
(b) the detainee is entitled to disclose the
following to a person with whom the
15
detainee has contact under sub-
section (2)--
(i) the fact that a preventative
detention order has been made in
relation to the detainee;
20
(ii) the fact that the detainee is being
detained;
(iii) the period for which the detainee
is being detained.
(4) The form of contact that the person being
25
detained is entitled to have with another
person under sub-section (2) includes--
(a) being visited by that other person; and
(b) communicating with that other person
by telephone, fax or email.
30
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(5) The period for which the person being
detained is entitled to have contact with
another person each day under sub-
section (2) is--
(a) 2 hours; or
5
(b) such longer period as is specified in the
preventative detention order.
Note: See section 13F(5).
(6) Despite sub-section (5), the member of the
force who is detaining the person may permit
10
the person to have contact with a person
under sub-section (2) for a period that is
longer than the period provided for in sub-
section (5).
(7) The contact that the person being detained
15
has with another person under sub-
section (2) must be conducted in such a way
that the content and meaning of any
communication that takes place during the
contact can be effectively monitored by a
20
member of the force exercising authority
under the preventative detention order.
(8) If the communication that takes place during
the contact takes place in a language other
than English, the contact may continue only
25
if the content and meaning of the
communication in that language can be
effectively monitored with the assistance of
an interpreter.
(9) Without limiting sub-section (8), the
30
interpreter referred to in that sub-section may
be a member of the force.
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(10) If the person being detained indicates that he
or she wishes the communication that takes
place during the contact to take place in a
language other than English, the member of
the force who is detaining the person must--
5
(a) arrange for the services of an
appropriate interpreter to be provided if
it is reasonably practicable to do so
during the period during which the
person is being detained; and
10
(b) if it is reasonably practicable to do so--
arrange for those services to be
provided as soon as practicable.
13ZI. Entitlement to contact subject to
prohibited contact order
15
Sections 13ZD, 13ZF and 13ZH have effect
subject to any prohibited contact order made
in relation to the person's detention.
13ZJ. Disclosure offences
(1) A person (the subject) commits an offence
20
if--
(a) the subject is being detained under a
preventative detention order; and
(b) the subject intentionally discloses to
another person--
25
(i) the fact that a preventative
detention order has been made in
relation to the subject; or
(ii) the fact that the subject is being
detained; or
30
(iii) the fact that a prohibited contact
order has been made in relation to
the subject's detention; and
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(c) the disclosure occurs while the subject
is being detained under the order; and
(d) the disclosure is not one that the subject
is entitled to make under section 13ZD,
13ZE, 13ZF or 13ZH.
5
Penalty: Level 6 imprisonment (5 years
maximum).
(2) A person (the lawyer) commits an offence
if--
(a) a person being detained under a
10
preventative detention order (the
detainee) contacts the lawyer under
section 13ZF or a person with whom
the detainee has contact under section
13ZH contacts the lawyer as mentioned
15
in sub-section (3)(e)(ii) of this section;
and
(b) the lawyer intentionally discloses to
another person--
(i) the fact that a preventative
20
detention order has been made in
relation to the detainee; or
(ii) the fact that the detainee is being
detained; or
(iii) any information that the detainee
25
or other person gives the lawyer in
the course of the contact; and
(c) the disclosure occurs while the detainee
is being detained under the order; and
(d) the disclosure is not made for the
30
purposes of--
(i) proceedings in a court for a
remedy relating to the
preventative detention order, a
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prohibited contact order or the
treatment of the detainee in
connection with the detainee's
detention under the preventative
detention order; or
5
(ii) a complaint to the Ombudsman
under the Ombudsman Act 1973
or the Director, Police Integrity
under Part IVA of the Police
Regulation Act 1958 in relation
10
to the application for, or making
of, the preventative detention
order or a prohibited contact order
or the treatment of the detainee by
a member of the force in
15
connection with the detainee's
detention under the preventative
detention order; or
(iii) making representations to the
senior police officer nominated
20
under section 13P(4) in relation to
the preventative detention order,
or another member of the force
involved in the detainee's
detention, about the exercise of
25
powers under the order, the
performance of obligations in
relation to the order or the
treatment of the detainee in
connection with the detainee's
30
detention under the order.
Penalty: Level 6 imprisonment (5 years
maximum).
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(3) A person (the parent/guardian) commits an
offence if--
(a) a person being detained under a
preventative detention order (the
detainee) has contact with the
5
parent/guardian under section 13ZH;
and
(b) the parent/guardian intentionally
discloses to another person--
(i) the fact that a preventative
10
detention order has been made in
relation to the detainee; or
(ii) the fact that the detainee is being
detained; or
(iii) any information that the detainee
15
gives the parent/guardian in the
course of the contact; and
(c) the other person is not a person with
whom the detainee has also had contact
under section 13ZH while being
20
detained under the order; and
(d) the disclosure occurs while the detainee
is being detained under the order; and
(e) the disclosure is not made for the
purposes of--
25
(i) a complaint to the Ombudsman
under the Ombudsman Act 1973
or the Director, Police Integrity
under Part IVA of the Police
Regulation Act 1958 in relation
30
to the application for, or the
making of, the preventative
detention order or a prohibited
contact order or the treatment of
the detainee by a member of the
35
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force in connection with the
detainee's detention under the
preventative detention order; or
(ii) contacting a lawyer whom the
detainee is entitled to contact
5
under section 13ZF for any
purpose for which the detainee is
entitled to contact that lawyer
under that section; or
(iii) making representations to the
10
senior police officer nominated
under section 13P(4) in relation to
the preventative detention order,
or another member of the force
involved in the detainee's
15
detention, about the exercise of
powers under the order, the
performance of obligations in
relation to the order or the
treatment of the detainee in
20
connection with the detainee's
detention under the order.
Penalty: Level 6 imprisonment (5 years
maximum).
(4) To avoid doubt, a person does not
25
contravene sub-section (2) or (3) merely by
letting another person know that the detainee
is safe but is not able to be contacted for a
specified period or for the time being (if the
preventative detention order prohibits a
30
period being specified).
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(5) A person (the interpreter) commits an
offence if--
(a) the interpreter is an interpreter who
assists in monitoring the contact that a
person being detained under a
5
preventative detention order (the
detainee) has with someone while the
detainee is being detained under the
order; and
(b) the interpreter intentionally discloses to
10
another person--
(i) the fact that a preventative
detention order has been made in
relation to the detainee; or
(ii) the fact that the detainee is being
15
detained; or
(iii) any information that interpreter
obtains in the course of assisting
in the monitoring of that contact;
and
20
(c) the disclosure occurs while the detainee
is being detained under the order.
Penalty: Level 6 imprisonment (5 years
maximum).
(6) A person (the disclosure recipient) commits
25
an offence if--
(a) a person (the earlier discloser)
discloses to the disclosure recipient--
(i) the fact that a preventative
detention order has been made in
30
relation to a person; or
(ii) the fact that a person is being
detained under a preventative
detention order; or
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(iii) any information that a person who
is being detained under a
preventative detention order
communicates to a person while
the person is being detained under
5
the order; and
(b) the disclosure by the earlier discloser to
the disclosure recipient contravenes--
(i) sub-section (1), (2), (3) or (5); or
(ii) this sub-section; and
10
(c) the disclosure recipient intentionally
discloses that information to another
person; and
(d) the disclosure by the disclosure
recipient occurs while the person
15
referred to in paragraph (a)(i), (ii)
or (iii) is being detained under the
order; and
(e) the disclosure is not made to a person
exercising authority under the
20
preventative detention order or
implementing or enforcing the order or
with responsibility for the safety or
well-being of the person being detained
under the order.
25
Penalty: Level 6 imprisonment (5 years
maximum).
(7) A person (the monitor) commits an offence
if--
(a) the monitor is--
30
(i) a member of the force who
monitors; or
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(ii) an interpreter who assists in
monitoring--
contact that a person being detained
under a preventative detention order
(the detainee) has with a lawyer under
5
section 13ZF while the detainee is
being detained under the order; and
(b) information is communicated in the
course of that contact; and
(c) the information is communicated for
10
one of the purposes referred to in
section 13ZF(1); and
(d) the monitor intentionally discloses that
information to another person.
Penalty: Level 6 imprisonment (5 years
15
maximum).
Note: See also section 13ZG(5).
13ZK. Questioning of person prohibited while
person is detained
(1) A member of the force must not question a
20
person while the person is being detained
under a preventative detention order except
for the purposes of--
(a) determining whether the person is the
person in relation to whom the order is
25
made; or
(b) ensuring the safety and well-being of
the person being detained; or
(c) allowing the member to comply with a
requirement of this Part in relation to
30
the person's detention under the order.
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(2) A member of the force must not question a
person while the person is being detained
under an order made under a corresponding
preventative detention law.
5 Note 1: This section will not apply to the person if the person
is released from detention under the order (even
though the order may still be in force in relation to
the person).
Note 2: A contravention of this section may be an offence
10 under section 13ZN.
13ZL. Taking identification material
(1) A member of the force must not take
identification material from a person who is
being detained under a preventative
detention order except in accordance with
15
this section.
Note: A contravention of this sub-section may be an
offence under section 13ZN.
(2) A member of the force who is of or above
the rank of sergeant may take identification
20
material from the person, or cause
identification material from the person to be
taken, if--
(a) the person consents in writing; or
(b) the member believes on reasonable
25
grounds that it is necessary to do so for
the purpose of confirming the person's
identity as the person in relation to
whom the order is made.
(3) A member of the force may use such force as
30
is necessary and reasonable in the
circumstances to take identification material
from a person under this section.
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(4) Subject to this section, a member of the force
must not take identification material (other
than hand prints, finger prints, foot prints or
toe prints) from the person if the person--
(a) is under 18 years of age; or
5
(b) is incapable of managing his or her
affairs--
unless the Magistrates' Court or the
Children's Court (in the case of a person
under 18 years of age) orders that the
10
material be taken.
Note: A contravention of this sub-section may be an
offence under section 13ZN.
(5) In deciding whether to make such an order,
the Magistrates' Court or the Children's
15
Court (as the case requires) must have regard
to--
(a) the age, or any disability, of the person;
and
(b) such other matters as it thinks fit.
20
(6) The taking of identification material from a
person who--
(a) is under 18 years of age; or
(b) is incapable of managing his or her
affairs--
25
must be done in the presence of--
(c) a parent or guardian of the person; or
(d) if a parent or guardian of the person is
not acceptable to the person--another
appropriate person.
30
Note 1: For appropriate person, see sub-section (10).
Note 2: A contravention of this sub-section may be an
offence under section 13ZN.
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(7) Despite this section, identification material
may be taken from a person who is under
18 years of age and is capable of managing
his or her affairs if--
(a) sub-sections (8) and (9) are satisfied; or
5
(b) sub-section (8) or (9) is satisfied (but
not both) and the Children's Court
orders that the material be taken.
In deciding whether to make such an order,
the Children's Court must have regard to the
10
matters set out in sub-section (5).
(8) For the purposes of sub-section (7) this sub-
section is satisfied if the person agrees in
writing to the taking of the material.
(9) For the purposes of sub-section (7) this sub-
15
section is satisfied if either--
(a) a parent or guardian of the person; or
(b) if a parent or guardian is not acceptable
to the person--another appropriate
person--
20
agrees in writing to the taking of the
material.
Note: For appropriate person, see sub-section (10).
(10) A reference in this section to an appropriate
person in relation to a person (the subject)
25
who is under 18 years of age, or incapable of
managing his or her affairs, is a reference to
a person who--
(a) is capable of representing the subject's
interests; and
30
(b) as far as is practicable in the
circumstances, is acceptable to the
subject and the member of the force
who is detaining the subject; and
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(c) is none of the following--
(i) a member of the force;
(ii) an AFP member or an AFP
employee (within the meaning of
the Australian Federal Police Act
5
1979 of the Commonwealth);
(iii) a member (however described) of
a police force of another State or
of a Territory;
(iv) an officer or employee of the
10
Australian Security Intelligence
Organisation.
13ZM. Use of identification material
(1) This section applies if identification material
is taken under section 13ZL from a person
15
being detained under a preventative
detention order.
(2) The material may be used only for the
purpose of determining whether the person is
the person in relation to whom the order is
20
made.
Note: A contravention of this sub-section may be an
offence under section 13ZN.
(3) To avoid doubt, if the person is being
detained in a prison under the preventative
25
detention order, the material may be
provided to the Secretary to the Department
of Justice and used by him or her only for the
purpose of identifying the person on his or
her reception into the prison.
30
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(4) If--
(a) a period of 12 months elapses after the
identification material is taken; and
(b) proceedings in respect of--
(i) the preventative detention order;
5
or
(ii) the treatment of the person in
connection with the person's
detention under the order--
have not been brought, or have been
10
brought and discontinued or completed,
within that period--
the material (including material provided to
the Secretary to the Department of Justice)
must be destroyed as soon as practicable
15
after the end of that period.
13ZN. Offences of contravening safeguards
A person commits an offence if--
(a) the person does an act or omits to
perform an act; and
20
(b) the act or omission contravenes--
(i) section 13X(1); or
(ii) section 13Y; or
(iii) section 13ZA(1), (4), (6) or (9); or
(iv) section 13ZB; or
25
(v) section 13ZF(3); or
(vi) section 13ZK(1) or (2); or
(vii) section 13ZL(1), (4) or (6); or
(viii) section 13ZM(2).
Penalty: Level 7 imprisonment (2 years
30
maximum).
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13ZO. Standard of proof
Any question of fact to be decided by a court
on an application under this Part is to be
decided on the balance of probabilities.
5
13ZP. Nature of proceedings
(1) Proceedings on an application under this Part
are civil in nature, except as otherwise
provided by this Part.
(2) Despite sub-section (1), the rules regulating
10
the practice and procedure of a court in civil
proceedings do not apply to a proceeding on
an application under this Part.
(3) Proceedings before a court under this Part
are subject to the operation of the National
15
Security Information (Criminal and Civil
Proceedings) Act 2004 of the
Commonwealth.
13ZQ. False or misleading information or
documents
20
A member of the force must not, in
connection with an application to a senior
police officer for a preventative detention
order or a prohibited contact order, do either
of the following--
25
(a) give information (whether orally or in
writing) that the member knows to be
false or misleading in a material
particular;
(b) produce a document that the member
30
knows to be false or misleading in a
material particular without--
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(i) indicating to the senior police
officer that it is false or
misleading, and the respect in
which it is false or misleading;
and
5
(ii) providing correct information to
that senior police officer, if the
member is in possession of, or can
reasonably acquire, the correct
information.
10
Penalty: Level 8 imprisonment (1 year
maximum).
13ZR. Member of the force detaining person
under a preventative detention order
If--
15
(a) a number of members of the force are
detaining, or involved in the detention
of, a person under a preventative
detention order at a particular time; and
(b) a power or obligation is expressed in
20
this Part to be conferred or imposed on
the member of the force detaining the
person--
the power or obligation is conferred or
imposed at that time on the most senior of
25
those members.
13ZS. Annual report
(1) The Minister must, as soon as practicable
after each 30 June, cause to be prepared a
report about the operation of this Part during
30
the year ended on that 30 June.
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(2) Without limiting sub-section (1), a report
relating to a year must include the following
matters--
(a) the number of preventative detention
orders made by a senior police officer
5
under section 13E during the year and
the number of applications for such
orders made during the year;
(b) the number of preventative detention
orders made by the Supreme Court
10
under section 13E during the year and
the number of applications for such
orders made during the year;
(c) whether a person was taken into
custody or detained under each of those
15
orders and, if so, for how long the
person was detained;
(d) particulars of any complaints in relation
to the detention of a person under a
preventative detention order made or
20
referred during the year to the
Ombudsman under the Ombudsman
Act 1973 or the Director, Police
Integrity under Part IVA of the Police
Regulation Act 1958;
25
(e) the number of prohibited contact orders
made under sections 13L and 13M
during the year and the number of
applications for such orders made
during the year.
30
(3) The Minister must cause a copy of the report
to be laid before each House of the
Parliament within 15 sitting days of that
House after the report is completed.
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13ZT. Ombudsman etc. functions and powers
not affected
This Part does not affect a function or power
of the Ombudsman under the Ombudsman
Act 1973 or the Director, Police Integrity
5
under Part IVA of the Police Regulation Act
1958.
13ZU. Law relating to legal professional
privilege not affected
To avoid doubt, this Part does not affect the
10
law relating to legal professional privilege.
13ZV. Legal proceedings in relation to orders
(1) Proceedings may be brought in a court for a
remedy in relation to--
(a) a preventative detention order; or
15
(b) a prohibited contact order; or
(c) the treatment of a person in connection
with the person's detention under a
preventative detention order.
(2) If--
20
(a) a person applies to a court for--
(i) review of the application for, or
the making of, a preventative
detention order or a prohibited
contact order or the person's
25
treatment in connection with the
person's detention under a
preventative detention order; or
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(ii) a remedy in relation to the
application for, or the making of, a
preventative detention order or a
prohibited contact order or the
person's treatment in connection
5
with the person's detention under a
preventative detention order; and
(b) the person applies to the court for an
order under this sub-section--
the court may order the Chief Commissioner
10
of Police to give the court, and the parties to
the proceedings, the information that was put
before the Supreme Court or the senior
police officer (as the case requires) when the
application for the order was made.
15
(3) Sub-section (2) does not require information
to be given to the court, or the parties to the
proceedings, if the disclosure of the
information is likely to prejudice national
security (within the meaning of the National
20
Security Information (Criminal and Civil
Proceedings) Act 2004 of the
Commonwealth).
13ZW. Sunset provision
(1) A preventative detention order, or a
25
prohibited contact order, that is in force at
the end of 10 years after the day on which
section 4 of the Terrorism (Community
Protection) (Amendment) Act 2005 comes
into operation ceases to be in force at that
30
time.
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(2) A preventative detention order, and a
prohibited contact order, cannot be applied
for, or made, after the end of 10 years after
the day on which section 4 of the Terrorism
(Community Protection) (Amendment)
5
Act 2005 comes into operation.'.
5. New Part 3A inserted in Principal Act
After Part 3 of the Principal Act insert--
'PART 3A--SPECIAL POLICE POWERS
Division 1--Preliminary
10
21A. Definitions
(1) In this Part--
"authorisation" means an authorisation
given under this Part in accordance
with Division 2;
15
"Chief Commissioner" means the Chief
Commissioner of Police;
"serious indictable offence" means an
indictable offence that is punishable by
imprisonment for life or for a term of
20
5 years or more;
"target" of an authorisation means the
person in relation to whom, or the
vehicle or kind of vehicle or the area in
relation to which, an authorisation
25
authorises the exercise of special
powers;
"vehicle" includes a vessel and an aircraft.
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(2) For the purposes of this Part--
(a) a person in an area that is the target of
an authorisation includes a person who
is about to enter the area or who has
recently left the area; and
5
(b) a vehicle in an area that is the target of
an authorisation includes a vehicle that
is about to enter the area or that has
recently left the area.
(3) Despite any provision to the contrary made
10
by or under this or any other Act (including
section 6A of the Police Regulation Act
1958), a power, discretion, function,
authority or duty of the Chief Commissioner
under this Part cannot be delegated to any
15
other person.
(4) Nothing in sub-section (3) affects the
operation of section 6 of the Police
Regulation Act 1958.
Division 2--Authorisation to Exercise Special
20
Powers
21B. Authorisation of special powers to protect
persons attending events from a terrorist
act
(1) Subject to sub-section (2), the Chief
25
Commissioner may apply to the Supreme
Court for an order authorising the exercise of
special powers conferred by this Part if the
Chief Commissioner is satisfied--
(a) that an event is taking place in Victoria
30
or is likely to take place in Victoria in
the near future; and
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(b) that the event involves, or is likely to
involve, the attendance of prominent
persons or of a large number of people;
and
(c) on reasonable grounds that the event
5
might be the subject of a terrorist act;
and
(d) that the giving of an authorisation
targeting--
(i) the area in which the event is
10
taking place or is likely to take
place; or
(ii) any other area in which an activity
connected with the event is taking
place or is likely to take place--
15
is necessary to assist in protecting any
person or persons attending the event
from a terrorist act.
(2) An application under sub-section (1) may
only be made with the written approval of
20
the Premier.
(3) An application under sub-section (1) must--
(a) be made in writing; and
(b) describe the event in respect of which
the application is being made; and
25
(c) set out the facts and other grounds on
which the Chief Commissioner
considers that there are reasonable
grounds for suspecting that the event
might be the subject of a terrorist act;
30
and
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(d) explain why the giving of an
authorisation targeting--
(i) the area in which the event is
taking place or is likely to take
place; or
5
(ii) any other area in which an activity
connected with the event is taking
place or is likely to take place--
is necessary to assist in protecting any
person or persons attending the event
10
from a terrorist act; and
(e) specify the special powers under
Division 3 that, in the opinion of the
Chief Commissioner, are reasonably
necessary to ensure the safety of any
15
person or persons attending the event;
and
(f) describe any area sought to be made the
target of an authorisation.
(4) The information in the application must be
20
sworn by the Chief Commissioner.
Note: The information may be affirmed instead of
sworn--see the definition of "sworn" in
section 38 of the Interpretation of
25 Legislation Act 1984.
(5) The Supreme Court may require the Chief
Commissioner to provide any additional
information that the Court requires in
relation to the application.
(6) The Supreme Court may, by order, give an
30
authorisation for the exercise of special
powers conferred by this Part if satisfied on
reasonable grounds that the granting of the
authorisation is reasonably necessary to
ensure the safety of any person or persons
35
attending the event.
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(7) An authorisation must--
(a) state that it is given under this Part; and
(b) describe the general nature of the event
to which it applies; and
(c) describe any area targeted by the
5
authorisation; and
(d) specify which of the special powers
under Division 3 may be exercised; and
(e) specify the date on which and time at
which it begins to have effect; and
10
(f) specify the date on which and time at
which it ceases to have effect, not being
later than 24 hours after the scheduled
completion time of the event.
15 Note: The period for which an authorisation
has effect may be extended, or further
extended, under section 21C.
(8) If, on an application under sub-section (1)
the Supreme Court considers it desirable to
do so, it may make an interim order giving
20
an authorisation pending the hearing and
final determination of the application.
(9) If the Supreme Court makes an interim
order, it must specify a day on which, and
time at which, the hearing of the application
25
is to be resumed.
(10) On finally determining an application
following the making of an interim order, the
Supreme Court may--
(a) confirm the order without variation or
30
vary--
(i) the description of any area
targeted by the authorisation; or
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(ii) the special powers that may be
exercised; or
(iii) the time or date when the order
ceases to have effect; or
(b) revoke the order if not satisfied as
5
mentioned in sub-section (6).
21C. Extension of authorisation under
section 21B
(1) If--
(a) an authorisation is given by the
10
Supreme Court under section 21B; and
(b) the authorisation has effect--
the Chief Commissioner, with the written
approval of the Premier, may apply to the
Supreme Court for an extension, or a further
15
extension, of the period for which the
authorisation has effect.
(2) The application must--
(a) be made in writing; and
(b) set out the facts and other grounds on
20
which the Chief Commissioner
considers that the extension, or further
extension, is reasonably necessary to
ensure the achievement of the objective
of the authorisation.
25
(3) The information in the application must be
sworn by the Chief Commissioner.
Note: The information may be affirmed instead of
sworn--see the definition of "sworn" in
30 section 38 of the Interpretation of
Legislation Act 1984.
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(4) The Supreme Court may, by order, extend,
or further extend, the period for which the
authorisation has effect if it is satisfied that
the extension, or further extension, is
reasonably necessary to ensure the
5
achievement of the objective of the
authorisation.
21D. Authorisation of special powers to
prevent, or reduce the impact of, a
terrorist act
10
(1) An interim authorisation for the exercise of
the special powers conferred by this Part
may be given by the Chief Commissioner,
with the written approval of the Premier, in
accordance with this Division if the Chief
15
Commissioner--
(a) is satisfied on reasonable grounds that a
terrorist act is occurring or that there is
a threat of a terrorist act occurring in
the next 14 days; and
20
(b) is satisfied that the exercise of those
powers will substantially assist in--
(i) preventing the terrorist act; or
(ii) reducing the impact of the terrorist
act, or of the threat of a terrorist
25
act, on the health or safety of the
public or on property.
(2) As soon as practicable after the giving of an
interim authorisation, the Chief
Commissioner must, if he or she considers
30
that an authorisation should have effect for a
period in excess of 24 hours, make an
application to the Supreme Court for an
authorisation under this section.
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(3) Without an interim authorisation having been
given, the Chief Commissioner may make an
application to the Supreme Court for an
authorisation under this section.
(4) An application under sub-section (2) or (3)
5
must--
(a) be made in writing; and
(b) set out the facts and other grounds on
which the Chief Commissioner
considers that a terrorist act is occurring
10
or that there is a threat of a terrorist act
occurring in the next 14 days; and
(c) explain how the exercise of the special
powers conferred by this Part will
substantially assist in--
15
(i) preventing the terrorist act; or
(ii) reducing the impact of the terrorist
act, or of the threat of a terrorist
act, on the health or safety of the
public or on property.
20
(5) The information in an application under sub-
section (2) or (3) must be sworn by the Chief
Commissioner.
Note: The information may be affirmed instead of
25 sworn--see the definition of "sworn" in
section 38 of the Interpretation of
Legislation Act 1984.
(6) The Supreme Court may require the Chief
Commissioner to provide any additional
information that the Court requires in
30
relation to the application.
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(7) On an application under sub-section (2)
or (3) the Supreme Court may, by order--
(a) if satisfied, on reasonable grounds, as
mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of
sub-section (1), give an authorisation
5
for the exercise of the special powers
conferred by this Part and revoke any
interim authorisation given by the Chief
Commissioner that has effect; or
(b) revoke any interim authorisation that
10
has effect if not so satisfied.
(8) The terms of an authorisation given by the
Supreme Court may be the same as, or
different to, the terms of any interim
authorisation given by the Chief
15
Commissioner.
(9) If, on an application under sub-section (3)
the Supreme Court considers it desirable to
do so, it may make an interim order giving
an authorisation pending the hearing and
20
final determination of the application.
(10) If the Supreme Court makes an interim
order, it must specify a day on which, and
time at which, the hearing of the application
is to be resumed.
25
(11) On finally determining an application
following the making of an interim order, the
Supreme Court may--
(a) confirm the order with or without
variation; or
30
(b) revoke the order if not satisfied as
mentioned in sub-section (7)(a).
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21E. Authorisation of special powers relating to
the investigation of, or recovery from, a
terrorist act
(1) An interim authorisation for the exercise of
the special powers conferred by this Part
5
may be given by the Chief Commissioner,
with the written approval of the Premier, in
accordance with this Division if the Chief
Commissioner--
(a) is satisfied that there are reasonable
10
grounds for believing that a terrorist act
has occurred or is occurring; and
(b) is satisfied that the exercise of those
powers will substantially assist in--
(i) apprehending the persons
15
responsible for the terrorist act; or
(ii) the investigation of the terrorist
act, including the preservation of
evidence of, or relating to, the
terrorist act; or
20
(iii) the necessary recovery process for
the community in the aftermath of
the terrorist act.
(2) As soon as practicable after the giving of an
interim authorisation, the Chief
25
Commissioner must, if he or she considers
that an authorisation should have effect for a
period in excess of 24 hours, make an
application to the Supreme Court for an
authorisation under this section.
30
(3) Without an interim authorisation having been
given, the Chief Commissioner, with the
written approval of the Premier, may make
an application to the Supreme Court for an
authorisation under this section.
35
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(4) An application under sub-section (2) or (3)
must--
(a) be made in writing; and
(b) set out the facts and other grounds on
which the Chief Commissioner
5
considers that a terrorist act has
occurred, or is occurring; and
(c) explain how the exercise of the special
powers conferred by this Part will
substantially assist in--
10
(i) apprehending the persons
responsible for the terrorist act; or
(ii) the investigation of the terrorist
act, including the preservation of
evidence of, or relating to, the
15
terrorist act; or
(iii) the necessary recovery process for
the community in the aftermath of
the terrorist act.
(5) The information in an application under sub-
20
section (2) or (3) must be sworn by the Chief
Commissioner.
Note: The information may be affirmed instead of
sworn--see the definition of "sworn" in
25 section 38 of the Interpretation of
Legislation Act 1984.
(6) The Supreme Court may require the Chief
Commissioner to provide any additional
information that the Court requires in
relation to the application.
30
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(7) On an application under sub-section (2)
or (3) the Supreme Court may, by order--
(a) if satisfied, on reasonable grounds, as
mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of
sub-section (1), give an authorisation
5
for the exercise of the special powers
conferred by this Part and revoke any
interim authorisation given by the Chief
Commissioner that has effect; or
(b) revoke any interim authorisation that
10
has effect if not so satisfied.
(8) The terms of an authorisation given by the
Supreme Court may be the same as, or
different to, the terms of any interim
authorisation given by the Chief
15
Commissioner.
(9) If, on an application under sub-section (3)
the Supreme Court considers it desirable to
do so, it may make an interim order giving
an authorisation pending the hearing and
20
final determination of the application.
(10) If the Supreme Court makes an interim
order, it must specify a day on which, and
time at which, the hearing of the application
is to be resumed.
25
(11) On finally determining an application
following the making of an interim order, the
Supreme Court may--
(a) confirm the order with or without
variation; or
30
(b) revoke the order if not satisfied as
mentioned in sub-section (7)(a).
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21F. Authorisation of special powers to protect
essential services from a terrorist act
(1) The Governor in Council may, on the
recommendation of the relevant Minister
made with the approval of the Premier and in
5
accordance with the advice of the Chief
Commissioner, by Order published in the
Government Gazette give an authorisation
for the exercise of special powers conferred
by this Part.
10
(2) The relevant Minister may only recommend
the making of an Order under sub-section (1)
if satisfied that--
(a) a part of the essential service (within
the meaning of section 28) is located in
15
a particular area; and
(b) that part is a key part of the essential
service; and
(c) the making of the Order is reasonably
necessary--
20
(i) to protect that part from a terrorist
act; or
(ii) to mitigate the effects of a terrorist
act on the essential service or on
persons in the vicinity of the area;
25
or
(iii) for the recovery of the essential
service from a terrorist act.
(3) An Order under sub-section (1) must--
(a) state that the effect of the Order is to
30
give an authorisation under this Part;
and
(b) describe the area targeted by the
authorisation; and
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(c) specify which of the special powers
under Division 3 may be exercised; and
(d) specify the period or periods during
which the authorisation has effect.
(4) In this section--
5
"relevant Minister" means relevant
Minister, in relation to a declared
essential service, within the meaning of
Part 6.
21G. Persons, vehicles or areas targeted by
10
authorisation
(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Part, an
authorisation may authorise the exercise of
the special powers conferred by this Part in
relation to any or all of the following--
15
(a) a particular person named or described
in the authorisation;
(b) a particular vehicle, or a vehicle of a
particular kind, described in the
authorisation;
20
(c) a particular area described in the
authorisation.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1)(a), a person
may be described by the use of a photograph
or drawing.
25
21H. How authorisation may be given
(1) This section applies to an interim
authorisation given by the Chief
Commissioner in accordance with this
Division.
30
(2) An authorisation may be given orally or by
instrument in writing.
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(3) If the authorisation is given orally, it must be
confirmed by instrument in writing as soon
as it is reasonably practicable to do so and, in
any event, before an application is made to
the Supreme Court in respect of the matter.
5
(4) An authorisation must--
(a) state that it is given under this Part; and
(b) describe the general nature of the
terrorist act or threatened terrorist act to
which it applies; and
10
(c) name or describe the person, vehicle or
area targeted by the authorisation; and
(d) specify the date on which and time at
which it begins to have effect; and
(e) specify the date on which and time at
15
which it ceases to have effect.
21I. Duration of authorisation
(1) An authorisation given has effect, unless
sooner revoked, during the period beginning
when it is given (or at such later time or date
20
as is specified in the authorisation) and
ending at the time and on the date specified
in the authorisation.
(2) The period an authorisation has effect must
not exceed--
25
(a) in the case of an interim authorisation
given by the Chief Commissioner under
section 21D or 21E--24 hours; or
(b) in the case of an authorisation given by
the Supreme Court under section 21D
30
or 21E--14 days.
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(3) An authorisation given by Order in Council
under section 21F has effect during the
period or periods specified in it until the end
date specified in it, not being a date later
than the first anniversary of the date on
5
which it is given.
(4) The Chief Commissioner may at any time
revoke an interim authorisation given by him
or her.
(5) The cessation of an authorisation (by
10
revocation or otherwise) does not affect
anything lawfully done in reliance on the
authorisation before it ceased to have effect.
(6) The cessation of an authorisation does not
prevent a further authorisation being given.
15
21J. Interim authorisations not open to
challenge
(1) An interim authorisation or purported interim
authorisation given by the Chief
Commissioner (and any decision or
20
purported decision of the Premier or the
Chief Commissioner with respect to such an
interim authorisation or purported interim
authorisation) is not liable to be challenged,
appealed against, reviewed, quashed or
25
called in question in any court or tribunal on
any account or before any person acting
judicially within the meaning of the
Evidence Act 1958.
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(2) Without limiting sub-section (1), no
proceedings--
(a) seeking the grant of any relief or
remedy in the nature of certiorari,
prohibition, mandamus or quo
5
warranto, or the grant of a declaration
or an injunction; or
(b) seeking any order under the
Administrative Law Act 1978
(whether on the ground of absence of
10
jurisdiction or any other ground)--
may be brought against the Premier or the
Chief Commissioner in respect of an interim
authorisation or purported interim
authorisation given by the Chief
15
Commissioner or any decision or purported
decision of the Premier or the Chief
Commissioner with respect to such an
interim authorisation or purported interim
authorisation.
20
21K. Exercise of special powers by members of
the force
(1) The special powers conferred by this Part
may be exercised by any member of the
force or, subject to sub-section (3), by any
25
other person assisting the member in that
exercise and acting under the direction and
control of the member.
(2) A member of the force may exercise those
powers whether or not he or she has been
30
provided with a copy of the authorisation.
(3) A person assisting a member is not
authorised to conduct a strip search of a
person.
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21L. Power to give directions to public entities
(1) The Chief Commissioner may, for the
purposes of facilitating the exercise of the
special powers conferred by this Part, give a
public entity (within the meaning of the
5
Public Administration Act 2004) directions
with respect to the exercise of the powers or
functions of the agency.
(2) The public entity is authorised and required
to comply with the direction.
10
21M. Annual report
(1) The Premier must, as soon as practicable
after each 30 June, cause to be prepared a
report about the operation of this Part during
the year ended on that 30 June.
15
(2) Without limiting sub-section (1), a report
relating to a year must include the following
matters in relation to each authorisation
given under this Part during the year--
(a) the terms of the authorisation and the
20
period during which it had effect;
(b) a summary of the grounds that were
relied on for giving the authorisation;
(c) a general description of the powers
exercised pursuant to the authorisation
25
and the manner in which they were
exercised;
(d) the result of the exercise of those
powers.
(3) The Premier must cause a copy of the report
30
to be laid before each House of the
Parliament within 15 sitting days of that
House after the report is completed.
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Division 3--Powers
21N. Purposes for which special powers may be
exercised
The special powers under this Division may
be exercised for the purposes of an
5
authorisation given under this Part.
Note: Only the special powers specified in an authorisation
under section 21B or 21F may be exercised for the
purposes of that authorisation.
21O. Power to obtain disclosure of identity
10
(1) A member of the force may request a person
whose identity is unknown to the member to
disclose his or her identity if--
(a) the member suspects on reasonable
grounds that the person is the target of
15
an authorisation (or the person is found
in the company of the target of the
authorisation); or
(b) the person is in or on a vehicle that the
member suspects on reasonable
20
grounds is the target of an
authorisation; or
(c) the person is in an area that is the target
of an authorisation.
(2) A person who is so requested to disclose his
25
or her identity must not, without reasonable
excuse, fail or refuse to comply with the
request.
Penalty: 50 penalty units or 12 months
imprisonment, or both.
30
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(3) A person must not, without reasonable
excuse, in response to any such request--
(a) give a name that is false in a material
particular; or
(b) give an address other than the person's
5
full and correct address.
Penalty: 50 penalty units or 12 months
imprisonment, or both.
(4) A member of the force may request a person
who is requested under this section to
10
disclose his or her identity to provide proof
of his or her identity.
(5) A member of the force may detain a person
for so long as is reasonably necessary for the
purposes of this section.
15
21P. Power to search persons
(1) A member of the force may, without a
warrant, stop and search a person, and
anything in the possession of or under the
control of the person, if--
20
(a) the member suspects on reasonable
grounds that the person is the target of
an authorisation (or the person is found
in the company of the target of the
authorisation); or
25
(b) the person is in or on a vehicle that the
member suspects on reasonable
grounds is the target of an
authorisation; or
(c) the person is in an area that is the target
30
of an authorisation.
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(2) In conducting a search of anything in the
possession of, or under the control of, a
person, a member of the force may--
(a) request the person--
(i) to produce and empty of its
5
contents any bag, basket or other
receptacle; or
(ii) to turn out his or her pockets; or
(b) search through any bag, basket or other
receptacle; or
10
(c) search through and move the contents
of any bag, basket or other receptacle;
or
(d) search through and move the contents
of the person's pockets turned out in
15
accordance with paragraph (a)(ii).
(3) Schedule 1 applies to the search of a person
conducted under this section.
Note: Schedule 1 provides for the carrying out of ordinary
20 searches, frisk searches and strip searches. A strip
search may not be carried out unless the person is
suspected of being the target of an authorisation.
(4) A member of the force may detain a person
for so long as is reasonably necessary to
conduct a search under this section.
25
(5) A member of the force may direct a person
or group of people not to enter or to leave or
not to leave an area that is the target of an
authorisation.
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21Q. Power to search vehicles
(1) A member of the force may, without a
warrant, stop and search a vehicle, and
anything in or on the vehicle, if--
(a) the member suspects on reasonable
5
grounds that the vehicle is the target of
an authorisation; or
(b) the member suspects on reasonable
grounds that a person in or on the
vehicle is the target of an authorisation;
10
or
(c) the vehicle is in an area that is the
target of an authorisation.
(2) A member of the force may detain a vehicle
for so long as is reasonably necessary to
15
conduct a search under this section.
(3) A member of the force may direct the person
driving or in charge of a vehicle searched
under this section to remove the vehicle
from, or keep the vehicle in, an area that is
20
the target of an authorisation.
21R. Power to move vehicles
(1) A member of the force may move or cause to
be moved a vehicle which is parked or left
standing in an area that is the target of an
25
authorisation if, in the opinion of the
member, the vehicle is--
(a) a danger to other vehicles or persons in
that area; or
(b) causing or likely to cause traffic
30
congestion in that area; or
(c) hindering the exercise of special
powers under this Division in that area.
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(2) A member of the force acting in accordance
with this section may--
(a) enter a vehicle using, if necessary,
reasonable force, for the purpose of
conveniently or expeditiously moving
5
it; and
(b) move the vehicle, or cause it to be
moved, to the nearest convenient place.
(3) The Chief Commissioner may recover from
the owner of a vehicle moved under this
10
section any reasonable costs incurred in
moving it.
(4) In this section, "owner" has the same
meaning as it has in Part 7 of the Road
Safety Act 1986.
15
21S. Power to enter and search premises
(1) A member of the force may, without a
warrant, enter and search any premises if--
(a) the member suspects on reasonable
grounds that a person who is the target
20
of an authorisation may be on the
premises; or
(b) the member suspects on reasonable
grounds that a vehicle that is the target
of an authorisation may be on the
25
premises; or
(c) the premises are in an area that is the
target of an authorisation.
(2) The member of the force must do as little
damage as possible.
30
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(3) A member of the force may direct a person
or group of people to leave, or not to leave,
any premises entered and searched under this
Division.
21T. Cordon around target area
5
(1) A member of the force may, for the purposes
of stopping and searching under this
Division persons, vehicles or premises in a
target area, place a cordon around the target
area or any part of it.
10
(2) A cordon may include any form of physical
barrier, including a roadblock on any road in
or in the vicinity of the target area.
(3) A member of the force may direct a person
or group of people not to enter or to leave or
15
not to leave an area around which a cordon is
placed.
21U. Power to seize and detain things
(1) A member of the force may, in connection
with a search under this Division, seize and
20
detain--
(a) all or part of a thing (including a
vehicle) that the member suspects on
reasonable grounds may be used, or
may have been used, to commit a
25
terrorist act; or
(b) all or part of a thing (including a
vehicle) that the member suspects on
reasonable grounds may provide
evidence of the commission of a serious
30
indictable offence (whether or not
related to a terrorist act).
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(2) A power conferred by this section to seize
and detain a thing includes--
(a) a power to remove a thing from the
place where it is found; and
(b) a power to guard the thing in or at the
5
place where it is found.
(3) A member of the force who has seized and
detained a thing under this section must take
reasonable steps to return the thing to the
person from whom it was seized if--
10
(a) that person may lawfully possess the
thing; and
(b) the thing is no longer required for
investigative or evidentiary purposes in
relation to an offence.
15
(4) A thing seized or detained under this section
that is--
(a) no longer required for investigative or
evidentiary purposes in relation to an
offence; and
20
(b) not required under sub-section (3) to be
returned to the person from whom it
was seized--
is forfeited to the Crown and may be
disposed of in any manner that the Chief
25
Commissioner thinks fit.
21V. Use of force generally by members of the
force
It is lawful for a member of the force
exercising a power under this Division in
30
relation to a person or a thing, and anyone
assisting the member, to use such force as is
reasonably necessary to exercise the power.
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21W. Offence to obstruct or hinder search or
other powers
A person must not, without reasonable
excuse--
(a) obstruct or hinder a member of the
5
force in the exercise of a power under
this Division to stop and search a
person or vehicle, to enter and search
premises or to seize and detain a thing;
or
10
(b) fail to comply with a direction given by
a member of the force in the exercise of
a power under this Division to give that
direction.
Penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment
15
for 2 years, or both.
21X. Supplying member of the force's details
and other information
(1) A member of the force must, before or at the
time of exercising a power under this
20
Division, or as soon as is reasonably
practicable after exercising the power,
provide the person subject to the exercise of
the power with the following if requested to
do so--
25
(a) evidence that he or she is a member of
the force (unless the member is in
uniform);
(b) the name of the member and his or her
place of duty;
30
(c) the reason for the exercise of the power.
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(2) The Chief Commissioner is to arrange for a
written statement to be provided, on request
made within 12 months after the search, to a
person who was searched, or whose vehicle
or premises were searched, under this Part
5
stating that the search was conducted in
pursuance of this Part.'.
6. New Schedule 1 inserted in Principal Act
After Part 7 of the Principal Act insert--
10 'SCHEDULE 1
Section 21P(3)
CONDUCT OF PERSONAL SEARCHES UNDER
PART 3A
1. Application of Schedule
15 This Schedule applies to any search of a person
carried out, or authorised to be carried out, by a
member of the force under Part 3A, except as
otherwise provided by this Act or the regulations.
2. Definitions
20 In this Schedule--
"electronic metal detection device" means an
electronic device that is capable of detecting
the presence of metallic objects;
"frisk search" means--
25 (a) a search of a person conducted by
quickly running the hands over the
person's outer clothing or by passing an
electronic metal detection device over or
in close proximity to the person's outer
30 clothing; and
(b) an examination of anything worn or
carried by the person that is conveniently
and voluntarily removed by the person,
including an examination conducted by
35 passing an electronic metal detection
device over or in close proximity to that
thing;
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"ordinary search" means a search of a person or of
things in the possession or under the control of
a person that may include--
(a) requiring the person to remove only his
5 or her overcoat, coat or jacket or similar
article of clothing and any gloves, shoes
and hat; and
(b) an examination of those items;
"strip search" means a search of a person or of
10 things in the possession or under the control of
a person that may include--
(a) requiring the person to remove all of his
or her clothes; and
(b) an examination of the person's body (but
15 not of the person's body cavities) and of
those clothes.
3. Frisk searches and ordinary searches
(1) A member of the force who is authorised to search a
person may carry out a frisk search or an ordinary
20 search of the person for any purpose for which the
search may be conducted.
(2) In conducting a frisk search, a member of the force
may, if the member has asked the person to remove a
coat or jacket, treat the person's outer clothing as
25 being the person's outer clothing after the coat or
jacket has been removed.
4. Strip searches
A member of the force who is authorised to search a
person may conduct a strip search of the person--
30 (a) if the person is suspected of being the target of
an authorisation; and
(b) if the member suspects on reasonable grounds
that it is necessary to conduct a strip search of
the person for the purposes of the search and
35 that the seriousness and urgency of the
circumstances require the strip search to be
carried out.
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5. Preservation of privacy and dignity during search
(1) A member of the force who searches a person must,
as far as is reasonably practicable in the
circumstances, comply with this clause.
5 (2) The member must inform the person to be searched of
the following matters--
(a) whether the person will be required to remove
clothing during the search;
(b) why it is necessary to remove the clothing.
10 (3) The member must ask for the person's co-operation.
(4) The member must conduct the search--
(a) in a way that provides reasonable privacy for
the person searched; and
(b) as quickly as is reasonably practicable.
15 (5) The member must conduct the least invasive kind of
search practicable in the circumstances.
(6) The member must not search the genital area of the
person searched, or in the case of a female or a
transgender person who identifies as a female, the
20 person's breasts unless the member suspects on
reasonable grounds that it is necessary to do so for the
purposes of the search.
(7) A search must be conducted by a member of the force
of the same sex as the person searched or by a person
25 of the same sex under the direction of the member.
(8) A search of a person must not be carried out while the
person is being questioned. If questioning has not
been completed before a search is carried out, it must
be suspended while the search is carried out.
30 (9) A person must be allowed to dress as soon as a search
is finished.
(10) If clothing is seized because of the search, the
member of the force must ensure the person searched
is left with or given reasonably appropriate clothing.
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(11) In this clause--
"questioning" of a person means questioning the
person or carrying out an investigation
(in which the person participates);
5 "transgender person" means a person, whether or
not the person is a recognised transgender
person--
(a) who identifies as a member of the
opposite sex, by living, or seeking to live,
10 as a member of the opposite sex; or
(b) who has identified as a member of the
opposite sex by living as a member of the
opposite sex; or
(c) who, being of indeterminate sex,
15 identifies as a member of a particular sex
by living as a member of that sex--
and includes a reference to the person being
thought of as a transgender person, whether or
not the person is, or was, in fact a transgender
20 person.
6. Rules for conduct of strip searches
(1) A member of the force who strip searches a person
must, as far as is reasonably practicable in the
circumstances, comply with the following--
25 (a) the strip search must be conducted in a private
area;
(b) the strip search must not be conducted in the
presence or view of a person who is of the
opposite sex to the person being searched;
30 (c) except as provided by this clause, the strip
search must not be conducted in the presence or
view of a person whose presence is not
necessary for the purposes of the search.
(2) A parent, guardian or personal representative of the
35 person being searched may, if it is reasonably
practicable in the circumstances, be present during a
search if the person being searched has no objection
to that person being present.
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(3) A strip search of a child who is at least 10 years of
age but under 18 years of age, or of a person who has
impaired intellectual functioning, must, unless it is not
reasonably practicable in the circumstances, be
5 conducted in the presence of a parent or guardian of
the person being searched or, if that is not acceptable
to the child or person, in the presence of another
person (other than a member of the force) who is
capable of representing the interests of the person and
10 who, as far as is practicable in the circumstances, is
acceptable to the person.
(4) A strip search must not involve a search of a person's
body cavities or an examination of the body by touch.
(5) A strip search must not involve the removal of more
15 clothes than the person conducting the search believes
on reasonable grounds to be reasonably necessary for
the purposes of the search.
(6) A strip search must not involve more visual inspection
than the person conducting the search believes on
20 reasonable grounds to be reasonably necessary for the
purposes of the search.
(7) A strip search may be conducted in the presence of a
medical practitioner of the opposite sex to the person
searched if the person being searched has no objection
25 to that person being present.
(8) This clause is in addition to the other requirements of
this Act relating to searches.
(9) In this clause--
"impaired intellectual functioning" means--
30 (a) total or partial loss of a person's mental
functions; or
(b) a disorder or malfunction that results in a
person learning differently from a person
without the disorder or malfunction; or
35 (c) a disorder, illness or disease that affects a
person's thought processes, perceptions
of reality, emotions or judgment, or that
results in disturbed behaviour.
7. No strip searches of children under 10 years
40 A strip search must not be conducted on a person who
is under the age of 10 years.'.
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7. New section 4A inserted in Principal Act
After section 4 of the Principal Act insert--
"4A. Extraterritoriality of terrorist act no
barrier
To avoid doubt, functions, powers or duties
5
conferred by this Act in relation to a terrorist
act may be exercised or performed whether
or not the terrorist act has been, is being, or
is likely to be, committed in Victoria.".
8. Covert search warrants
10
(1) For section 6(1)(a) of the Principal Act
substitute--
"(a) any of the following applies--
(i) a terrorist act has been, is being, or is
likely to be, committed;
15
(ii) a person who resides at, or visits, those
premises--
(A) has done an act in preparation for,
or planning, a terrorist act; or
(B) has provided to, or received from,
20
a terrorist organisation (within the
meaning of Division 102 of the
Criminal Code of the
Commonwealth) training
connected with preparation for, or
25
planning, or engaging in or
assisting, a terrorist act;
(iii) there has been, or is, activity on those
premises connected with preparation
for, or planning, or engaging in or
30
assisting, a terrorist act; and".
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(2) In section 6(1)(b) of the Principal Act--
(a) after "preventing" insert "(including by
gaining knowledge of an act being done in
preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act or
connected with the engagement of a person
5
in, or assistance in, a terrorist act)";
(b) for "that terrorist act" substitute "a terrorist
act".
(3) After section 6(1) of the Principal Act insert--
"(1A) An application for a warrant under this Part
10
may be made even if the suspicion or belief
does not relate to a specific terrorist act.".
9. Review
In section 38(1) and (2) of the Principal Act, for
"2006" substitute "2011".
15
10. New section 39A inserted in Principal Act
After section 39 of the Principal Act insert--
"39A. Supreme Court--limitation of jurisdiction
It is the intention of section 21J to alter or
vary section 85 of the Constitution Act
20
1975.".
11. Expiry
In section 41 of the Principal Act, for "2006"
substitute "2016".
12. Consequential amendment of Principal Act
25
After section 1(b) of the Principal Act insert--
"(ba) to provide for the application for, and the
making of, preventative detention orders;
and".
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13. Statute law revision
Part 8 of the Principal Act is repealed.
See: 14. Amendment of Corrections Act 1986
Act No.
117/1986.
(1) After section 6(c) of the Corrections Act 1986
Reprint No. 5
insert--
5 as at
1 January
"(ca) a preventative detention order within the
2004
and
meaning of the Terrorism (Community
amending
Protection) Act 2003 or an order for a
Act Nos
11/1993,
person's detention made under a
53/2003,
corresponding preventative detention law
10 14/2004,
74/2004,
within the meaning of that Act; or".
97/2004,
108/2004,
(2) After section 6A(1) of the Corrections Act 1986
1/2005, 2/2005,
insert--
18/2005 and
69/2005.
LawToday:
"(1A) Sub-section (1) applies each time when--
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(a) a person who has ceased to be in the
15 gov.au
legal custody of the Secretary by force
of section 6B(ca) is again taken into
custody and detained under the order
referred to in that section; and
(b) either of the events referred to in sub-
20
section (1)(b) occurs.".
(3) After section 6B(c) of the Corrections Act 1986
insert--
"(ca) if the person is being detained under an order
referred to in section 6(ca), during any
25
period when he or she is taken not to be
detained under the order by force of section
13V of the Terrorism (Community
Protection) Act 2003 or section 105.26 of
the Criminal Code of the Commonwealth;
30
or".
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(4) At the end of section 6B of the Corrections Act
1986 insert--
"(2) Despite sub-section (1)(a), a person being
detained under an order referred to in section
6(ca) who is in the legal custody of the
5
Secretary does not cease to be in the legal
custody of the Secretary on the expiration of
the order if--
(a) another such order comes into force in
relation to the person immediately after
10
that expiration; or
(b) another such order continues in force in
relation to the person.".
(5) After section 6D(1) of the Corrections Act 1986
insert--
15
"(1A) Sub-section (1) applies each time when--
(a) a person who has ceased to be in the
legal custody of the Chief
Commissioner of Police by force of
section 6E(ca) is again taken into
20
custody and detained under the order
referred to in that section; and
(b) either of the events referred to in sub-
section (1)(b) occurs.".
(6) After section 6E(c) of the Corrections Act 1986
25
insert--
"(ca) if the person is being detained under an order
referred to in section 6(ca), during any
period when he or she is taken not to be
detained under the order by force of section
30
13V of the Terrorism (Community
Protection) Act 2003 or section 105.26 of
the Criminal Code of the Commonwealth;
or".
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(7) At the end of section 6E of the Corrections Act
1986 insert--
"(2) Despite sub-section (1)(a), a person being
detained under an order referred to in section
6(ca) who is in the legal custody of the Chief
5
Commissioner of Police does not cease to be
in the legal custody of the Chief
Commissioner of Police on the expiration of
the order if--
(a) another such order comes into force in
10
relation to the person immediately after
that expiration; or
(b) another such order continues in force in
relation to the person.".
(8) After section 30(3)(db) of the Corrections Act
15
1986 insert--
"(dc) disclosing to a member of the police force or
an AFP member (within the meaning of
Part 5.3 of the Criminal Code of the
Commonwealth) information relating to a
20
prisoner, if the disclosure is made for the
purpose of--
(i) implementing or enforcing an order
referred to in section 6(ca) under which
the prisoner is being detained; or
25
(ii) the security or good order of the prison
or the safety or welfare of the prisoner;
or".
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(9) After section 47E(a) of the Corrections Act 1986
insert--
"(ab) details of every letter given by a prison
officer to a member of the force or a police
officer (within the meaning of Part 5.3 of the
5
Criminal Code of the Commonwealth) under
section 13ZC of the Terrorism
(Community Protection) Act 2003; and".
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ENDNOTES
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