18Term of continuing detention order

#### 18 Term of continuing detention order 18 Term of continuing detention order > > (1) A continuing detention order— > > > > > (a) commences when it is made, or when the offender’s current custody expires, whichever is the later, and > > > > > (b) expires at the end of such period (not exceeding 5 years from the day on which it commences) as is specified in the order. > > > (1A) Despite subsection (1), a continuing detention order made on application under this Part in respect of a supervised offender (within the meaning of section 13B (4)) who is not in custody commences when it is made and expires at the end of such period (not exceeding 5 years from the day on which it commences) as is specified in the order. > > > (2) An offender’s custody under a continuing detention order is suspended while the offender is in lawful custody under any other Act or law, but that suspension does not affect the expiry date of the order. > > > (3) Nothing in this section prevents the Supreme Court from making a second or subsequent continuing detention order against the same offender. > > **s 18:** Am 2007 No 97, Sch 3.1 \[17\]; 2010 No 137, Sch 1 \[21\]; 2013 No 4, Sch 1 \[32\]; 2017 No 54, Sch 1 \[41\].