sec.21Making declaration

### sec.21 Making declaration On the recommendation of the Minister, the Governor in Council may, by gazette notice, declare that a relevant person must be detained under division 3 if the Governor in Council is satisfied the detention of the person under the division is in the public interest. The Governor in Council can not make a public interest declaration for a relevant person unless— any appeal, under DPSOA , part 4 , against the DPSOA order for which the person is a relevant person has been finally dealt with; or if there is no appeal, under DPSOA , part 4 , against the DPSOA order for which the person is a relevant person—the period within which an appeal against the DPSOA order may be started under DPSOA , part 4 has ended. s 21 prev s 21 ins 1989 No. 17 s 70 amd 1999 No. 87 s 11 sch ; 2003 No. 3 s 24A om 2004 No. 52 s 90 pres s 21 ins 2013 No. 53 s 6 (sec.21-ssec.1) On the recommendation of the Minister, the Governor in Council may, by gazette notice, declare that a relevant person must be detained under division 3 if the Governor in Council is satisfied the detention of the person under the division is in the public interest. (sec.21-ssec.2) The Governor in Council can not make a public interest declaration for a relevant person unless— any appeal, under DPSOA , part 4 , against the DPSOA order for which the person is a relevant person has been finally dealt with; or if there is no appeal, under DPSOA , part 4 , against the DPSOA order for which the person is a relevant person—the period within which an appeal against the DPSOA order may be started under DPSOA , part 4 has ended. - (a) any appeal, under DPSOA , part 4 , against the DPSOA order for which the person is a relevant person has been finally dealt with; or - (b) if there is no appeal, under DPSOA , part 4 , against the DPSOA order for which the person is a relevant person—the period within which an appeal against the DPSOA order may be started under DPSOA , part 4 has ended.