26ZEContacting family members etc

#### 26ZE Contacting family members etc 26ZE Contacting family members etc > > (1) The person being detained is entitled to contact— > > > > > (a) one of his or her family members, and > > > > > (b) if he or she— > > > > > > > (i) lives with another person and that other person is not a family member of the person being detained, or > > > > > > > (ii) lives with other people and those other people are not family members of the person being detained, > > > > > > that other person or one of those other people, and > > > > > (c) if he or she is employed—his or her employer, and > > > > > (d) if he or she employs people in a business—one of the people he or she employs in that business, and > > > > > (e) if he or she engages in a business together with another person or other people—that other person or one of those other people, and > > > > > (f) if the police officer detaining the person being detained agrees to the person contacting another person—that person, > > > > by telephone, fax or email but solely for the purposes of letting the person contacted know that he or she is safe and is being detained. > > > (2) To avoid doubt, the person being detained is entitled, under subsection (1), to disclose— > > > > > (a) the fact that a preventative detention order has been made in relation to the person, and > > > > > (b) the fact that the person is being detained, and > > > > > (c) the period for which the person is being detained. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > family member of a person means— > > > > > (a) the person’s spouse or de facto partner, or > > > > > (b) a parent, step-parent or grandparent of the person, or > > > > > (c) a child, step-child or grandchild of the person, or > > > > > (d) a brother, sister, step-brother or step-sister of the person, or > > > > > (e) a guardian or carer of the person. > > > > Note. > > > > “De facto partner” is defined in section 21C of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015). > > **s 26ZE:** Ins 2005 No 114, Sch 1 \[1\]. Am 2010 No 19, Sch 3.113 \[1\] \[2\].