163Duration of investigative segregation

163 Duration of investigative segregation (1) The director-general must revoke a direction for investigative segregation if the director-general believes, on reasonable grounds, that the direction is no longer necessary or prudent. (2) The director-general— (a) may review a direction for investigative segregation of a detainee at any time on the director-general’s own initiative or on request by the detainee; and

(c) must review the direction at least once every 7 days while it (3) After reviewing a direction for investigative segregation, the director-general may— (b) make a direction or further direction under section 160 (1); or (c) revoke the direction under subsection (1). (4) To remove any doubt, the director-general may make more than 1 direction under section 160 (1) in relation to a detainee for the same investigation. (5) Subject to this section and section 94 (Segregated detainees removed to NSW), a direction, or further direction, for investigative segregation ends at the end of the earlier of the following days: (a) the 7th day after the day the direction is given; (b) the day a presiding officer makes a decision under section 158 (Action by presiding officer) in relation to the alleged disciplinary breach to which the direction applies (other than a decision to direct investigative segregation of the detainee).