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21 Object The object of this Part is to allow a person to be taken into custody and detained for a short period of time in order to: (a) prevent a terrorist act occurring in the near future; or (b) preserve evidence of, or relating to, a recent terrorist act. Note for section 21 Section 21ZP provides that, while a person is being detained under a preventative detention order, the person may only be questioned for very limited purposes.

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