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Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002
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#### 25O Application of other legislation
25O Application of other legislation
> > (1) The following provisions of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103) (and the regulations and other instruments made under that Act in connection with those provisions) extend (subject to this Part) to the powers of police officers under this Part, with any modifications prescribed by the regulations and any other necessary modifications—
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> > > (a) Part 9 (Investigations and questioning), other than the provisions of that Part relating to the maximum period of detention for investigation,
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> > > (b) Part 10 (Other powers relating to persons in custody and to other offenders),
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> > > (c) Part 15 (Safeguards relating to powers),
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> > > (d) Part 18 (Use of force),
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> > > (e) section 232 (Protection of police acting in execution of warrant),
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> > > (f) any other provisions prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (2) The provisions of the [Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2000-059) (and the regulations and other instruments made under that Act) relating to suspects extend (subject to this Part) to terrorism suspects arrested under this Part.
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> > (3) A reference in the provisions referred to in subsections (1) and (2)—
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> > > (a) to an investigation as to whether a detained person committed the offence for which the person is arrested—is to be construed as including a reference to an investigation for the purposes of assisting in responding to or preventing a terrorist act, or
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> > > (b) to Part 9 of the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103) or to an investigation period under that Part—is to be construed as including a reference to this Part or to a period of investigative detention under this Part.
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> > (4) Nothing in this Part prevents a terrorism suspect from being arrested under another law on the termination of an arrest under this Part, or from being arrested under this Part on the termination of an arrest under another law, in relation to the same terrorist act. Any such period of detention under this Part is to be taken into account for the purposes of determining whether an investigation period under another law is reasonable, and any such period of detention under another law is to be taken into account for the purposes of the issue of a detention warrant under this Part.
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> > (5) In subsection (4), a reference to another law is a reference to another law of this jurisdiction or, to the extent that the legislative power of Parliament permits, a reference to a law of the Commonwealth or of any other jurisdiction.
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> **s 25O:** Ins 2016 No 17, Sch 1 \[5\].