Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2005A00103:clause:2_10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2005A00103
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 10
Character Range: 95360–96307

10  Detention officer may detain person already detained by officer

 (1) For the purposes of facilitating an officer investigating and determining whether or not a person committed an offence against section 45, 48, 49 or 51 or an offence against section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914 relating to such an offence, a detention officer may detain the person in Australia or a Territory if the detention officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person:
 (a) has been detained by an officer under Division 1; and
 (b) has been presented, while detained by that officer, to a detention officer for detention by a detention officer.

 (2) However, the detention officer may not detain the person if the detention officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has ceased to be in detention since the last time the person was detained by an officer under Division 1.

Division 3—Detention on behalf of an officer or detention officer