Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00908:clause:4_45
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00908
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 45
Character Range: 87029–87752

45  After subsection 23H(2)
Insert:

 (2A) The person suspected, or under arrest, may choose his or her own interview friend unless:
 (a) he or she expressly and voluntarily waives this right; or
 (b) he or she fails to exercise this right within a reasonable period; or
 (c) the interview friend chosen does not arrive within 2 hours of the person's first opportunity to contact an interview friend.

 (2B) If an interview friend is not chosen under subsection (2A), the investigating official must choose one of the following to be the person's interview friend:
 (a) a representative of an Aboriginal legal aid organisation;
 (b) a person whose name is included in the relevant list maintained under subsection 23J(1).