PROTECTIVE CUSTODY ACT 2000 - SECT 19
PROTECTIVE CUSTODY ACT 2000 - SECT 19
19 . JP to review detention
(1) When an
apprehended person appears before a JP under section 17 or 18, the JP —
(a) if
satisfied that the person should be released under section 7 — must
direct that the person be released; or
(b) in
any other case — may give the officer who has custody of the person such
directions to ensure the health and safety of the person as the JP thinks fit,
including —
(i)
if the apprehended person does not object, a direction
that the person be released into the care of a person capable of taking care
of the apprehended person;
(ii)
a direction that the person be released into the care of
the person in charge of an appropriate facility;
(iii)
a direction that the person continue to be detained in
accordance with section 7.
(2) If a JP gives a
direction under subsection (1)(b)(iii), the JP may give a direction as to when
another request under section 17 may be made.
(3) A direction that
is given under this section must be complied with by any officer who is
detaining the apprehended person.