109Objects of Part

109 Objects of Part

109 Objects of Part

(cf Crimes Act 1900, s 354)

The objects of this Part are—

(a) to provide for the period of time that a person who is under arrest may be detained by a police officer to enable the investigation of the person’s involvement in the commission of an offence, and

(b) to authorise the detention of a person who is under arrest for such a period despite any requirement imposed by law to bring the person before a Judge of the Local Court or other authorised officer or court without delay or within a specified period, and

(c) to provide for the rights of a person so detained, and

(d) to provide for the rights of a suspect who is in the company of a police officer in connection with an investigative procedure but who is not so detained.

s 109: Am 2014 No 31, Sch 1 [1]; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.58[4].