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Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987
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#### 4A Commonwealth detainees
4A Commonwealth detainees
> > (1) This section applies in relation to a person (a Commonwealth detainee) who is—
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> > > (a) the subject of a continuing detention order or interim detention order in force under Division 105A of Part 5.3 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code, and
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> > > (b) to be detained in a detention centre under this Act under an arrangement with the State under section 105A.21 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code.
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> > (2) Subject to the regulations, a Commonwealth detainee may be treated as a person subject to control for the purposes of the detention of the detainee under this Act.
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> > (3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the detention of Commonwealth detainees under this Act and may, for that purpose, provide for the modification of provisions of this Act in their application to Commonwealth detainees.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > modification includes addition, exception, omission or substitution.
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> **s 4A:** Ins 2018 No 94, Sch 1.1 \[2\].