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TERRORISM (PREVENTATIVE DETENTION) ACT 2006

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

  • 1 Short title
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  • 2 Commencement
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  • 3 Object
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  • 4 Terms used in this Act
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  • 5 Meaning of “reasonably suspects”
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  • 6 Meaning of “terrorist act”
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  • 7 Issuing authorities
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  • 8 Police officer on whom functions as to preventative detention are imposed

PART 2 -- Preventative detention orders  

  • 9 Basis for applying for and making preventative detention orders
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  • 10 Authorising police officers to apply for a preventative detention order
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  • 11 Application for a preventative detention order
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  • 12 Procedure for applying for preventative detention order
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  • 13 Preventative detention orders
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  • 14 Duration of preventative detention orders
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  • 15 Multiple preventative detention orders
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  • 16 No preventative detention order in relation to person under 16 years of age
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  • 17 Prohibited contact order (person in relation to whom preventative detention order is being sought)
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  • 18 Prohibited contact order (person in relation to whom preventative detention order is already in force)
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  • 19 Form and notification of prohibited contact order
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  • 20 Revocation of preventative detention order or prohibited contact order
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  • 21 Status of person making preventative detention order

PART 3 -- Review of preventative detention orders  

  • 22 Review by Supreme Court
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  • 23 Powers may be exercised while review is in progress

PART 4 -- Carrying out preventative detention orders  

  • 24 Power to detain person under preventative detention order
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  • 25 Endorsement of order with date and time person taken into custody or detained
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  • 26 Exercising powers, general matters
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  • 27 Personal details of certain people may be obtained
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  • 28 Power to enter places
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  • 29 Use of force
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  • 30 Power to search people
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  • 31 Warrant under Part III Division 3 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
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  • 32 Release of person from preventative detention
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  • 33 Arrangement for person to be in detention in a prison or detention centre
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  • 34 Inspector of Custodial Services to be notified of detention

PART 5 -- Informing person detained about preventative detention order  

  • 35 Effect of preventative detention order to be explained to person detained
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  • 36 Compliance with duties to inform
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  • 37 Copy of preventative detention order and summary of grounds

PART 6 -- Treatment of person in detention  

  • 38 Application of Part
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  • 39 Humane treatment of detainee
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  • 40 Restriction on contact with other people
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  • 41 Contacting family members and home or work associates
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  • 42 Contacting proper authorities to make complaints, allegations of serious misconduct and representations
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  • 43 Contacting lawyer
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  • 43A Contact with approved religious or spiritual adviser
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  • 44 Monitoring contact with family members, home or work associates, lawyer or approved religious or spiritual adviser
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  • 45 Special contact rules for people under 18 or incapable of managing their own affairs
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  • 46 Disclosure offences
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  • 47 Detainee not to be questioned while in detention
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  • 48 Taking identification material
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  • 49 Use of identification material
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  • 50 Offences of contravening safeguards

PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

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