24Application for extension of preventative detention order

24 Application for extension of preventative detention order (1) If a preventative detention order (other than an interim order) is in force for a person, a senior police officer may apply to the Supreme Court for an extension, or further extension, of the period for which the order is in force for the person. (2) The senior police officer may make the application only if the police officer is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that the extension, or further extension, is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which the order was made. (3) The application must— (b) set out the facts and other grounds on which the police officer considers that the extension, or further extension, is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which the order was made; and (c) set out the outcomes and particulars of all previous applications for extensions, or further extensions, of the order. (4) Also, if the person has impaired decision-making ability, the application must state— (a) whether the person may be contacted under section 54 (Person advocate) within 24 hours after being further detained under the

(b) if the person should not be contacted under section 54 within 24 hours after being further detained under the order because the contact would significantly increase the risk of a terrorist act happening or seriously undermine the effectiveness of the (i) the grounds for preventing the contact; and (ii) the period as soon as possible after the end of the 24-hour period when the person must be contacted under that application, whether they are favourable or adverse to a decision on the application. (6) The information in the application must be sworn on oath by the

Preventative detention orders—extensions Division 2.4