TERRORISM (POLICE POWERS) ACT 2002 - SECT 26Z
Effect of preventative detention order (other than interim order) to be explained to person detained
TERRORISM (POLICE POWERS) ACT 2002 - SECT 26Z
Effect of preventative detention order (other than interim order) to be explained to person detained
26Z Effect of preventative detention order (other than interim order) to be
explained to person detained
(1) As soon as practicable after a preventative
detention order (other than an interim order) is made in relation to a person,
the police officer who is detaining the person must inform the person of the
matters covered by subsection (2).
: Maximum penalty--Imprisonment for 2
years.
(2) The matters covered by this subsection are--
(a) the fact that the
order has been made in relation to the person, and
(b) the period during
which the person may be detained under the order, and
(c) the people that the
person is entitled to contact under sections 26ZE, 26ZF and 26ZH and the
restrictions that apply to any such contact, and
(d) any right the person has
to complain to the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission or the Ombudsman in
relation to--
(i) the application for the order, or
(ii) the treatment of the
person by a police officer, or a member of staff of Corrective Services NSW or
a juvenile justice officer, in connection with the person's detention under
the order, and
(e) the fact that the person may ask the Supreme Court to
revoke the order or seek from a court any other remedy relating to--
(i) the
order, or
(ii) the treatment of the person in connection with the person's
detention under the order, and
(f) the person's entitlement under
section 26ZG to contact a lawyer, and
(g) the name and work telephone number
of the senior police officer who has been nominated under section 26R to
oversee the exercise of functions under the order.
(3) Subsection (2) (c)
does not require the police officer to inform the person being detained of--
(a) the fact that a prohibited contact order has been made in relation to the
person's detention, or
(b) the name of a person specified in a prohibited
contact order that has been made in relation to the person's detention.
