Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00265:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00265
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 8040–8662

9  Periods of detention
 (1) A person who is sentenced to detention in a detention centre for a period must not be detained:
 (a) if the period exceeds 7 days—in a unit detention centre; or
 (b) if the period exceeds 14 days—in an area detention centre.
 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1):
 (a) if a detainee is sentenced to 2 or more concurrent periods of detention—the period of detention is taken to be the longer or longest of those periods; or
 (b) if a detainee is sentenced to 2 or more periods of detention to be served consecutively—the period of detention is taken to be equal to the sum of those periods.