9Persons on remand and persons subject to control to be detained in detention centres

#### 9 Persons on remand and persons subject to control to be detained in detention centres 9 Persons on remand and persons subject to control to be detained in detention centres > > (1) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, persons on remand and persons subject to control shall be detained in detention centres. > > > (2) While a regulation referred to in section 5 is in force, a person shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, be detained in a detention centre that is appropriate to the class of person to which that person belongs. > > > (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a person on remand may be detained in a police station, during the period between the person’s being charged with an offence and the person’s first appearing before a court in or in connection with proceedings for the offence, but only if it is impracticable for the person to be detained in a detention centre during that period. > > > (4) A child who is detained in a police station under subsection (3) shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, be detained separately from any adults detained there. > > > (5) This section does not limit the operation of sections 28A, 28B and 28BA of this Act and the [Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-092). > > **s 9:** Am 1987 No 272, Sch 1 (2); 1988 No 40, Sch 1 (2); 1989 No 87, Sch 4 (1); 1999 No 68, Sch 1 \[1\]; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.5 \[5\].