Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002
26JTerms of preventative detention orders
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26J Terms of preventative detention orders
26J Terms of preventative detention orders
(1) A preventative detention order must set out—
(a) the name of the person authorised to be detained under the order, and
(b) the period for which the person is authorised to be detained (not exceeding the period provided by this Part), and
(c) the date on which, and the time at which, the order is made, and
(d) the date and time after which the person may not be taken into custody under the order (not exceeding 48 hours after the order is made), and
(e) a summary of the grounds on which the order is made.
(2) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) (e) does not require information to be included in a summary if the disclosure of the information is likely to prejudice national security (within the meaning of the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 of the Commonwealth).
ss 26F–26P: Ins 2005 No 114, Sch 1 [1].