25Arrest of person who has escaped from custody

25 Arrest of person who has escaped from custody

(1) Any police officer may, without warrant, arrest a person, if the police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person: (a) has been brought to Australia pursuant to a request under section 16; and (b) has escaped from lawful custody while in Australia pursuant to the request. (2) The police officer must, as soon as practicable, take the person before a Magistrate or eligible Judge. (3) If the Magistrate or Judge is satisfied that the person has escaped from lawful custody, the Magistrate or Judge may issue a warrant authorising any police officer to return the person to lawful custody.