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Forensic Procedures Act 2000
23Suspect or charged person may be taken into custody following forensic procedure order
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23 Suspect or charged person may be taken into custody following forensic procedure order
(1) If a magistrate makes a forensic procedure order or interim forensic procedure order in respect of a suspect or charged person who is not in custody, the suspect or charged person may, after being shown the order or a copy of it, be taken into custody and detained for so long as is reasonably necessary to carry out the forensic procedure.
(2) A suspect or charged person taken into custody under subsection (1) is not in custody for the purposes of the Criminal Law (Detention and Interrogation) Act 1995 .