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Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Regulation 2016
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#### 28 Vulnerable persons
28 Vulnerable persons
> > (1) A reference in this Division to a vulnerable person is a reference to a person who falls within one or more of the following categories—
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> > > (a) children,
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> > > (b) persons who have impaired intellectual functioning,
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> > > (c) persons who have impaired physical functioning,
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> > > (d) persons who are Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders,
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> > > (e) persons who are of non-English speaking background,
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> > but does not include a person whom the custody manager reasonably believes is not a person falling within any of those categories.
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> > Note.
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> > If a person falls within more than one of the above categories, each provision of this Division relating to any category within which the person falls applies in relation to the person.
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> > (2) Pursuant to section 112(1) of the Act, the application of Part 9 of the Act to vulnerable persons is modified by this Division.