26ZCHumane treatment of person being detained

26ZC Humane treatment of person being detained

26ZC Humane treatment of person being detained

(1) A person being taken into custody, or being detained, under a preventative detention order—

(a) must be treated with humanity and with respect for human dignity, and

(b) must not be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,

by anyone exercising authority under the order or implementing or enforcing the order.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty—Imprisonment for 2 years.

s 26ZC: Ins 2005 No 114, Sch 1 [1].