Family Law Act 1975

The arresting person must:

ensure that the alleged offender is brought before a court having jurisdiction under this Part before the end of the holding period applicable under subsection (4); and

take all reasonable steps to ensure that, before the alleged offender is brought before a court, the person who applied for the warrant or recovery order is aware:

that the alleged offender has been arrested; and

of the court before which the alleged offender is to be brought.

The alleged offender must not be released before the end of the holding period except under an order of a court having jurisdiction under this Part.

This section does not authorise the holding in custody of the alleged offender after the end of the holding period.

The holding period is:

if a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday starts within 24 hours after the arrest of the alleged offender—the longer of the following periods:

the period starting with the arrest and ending 48 hours later;

the period starting with the arrest and ending at the end of the next day after the day of the arrest that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday; or

in any other case—the period starting with the arrest and ending 24 hours later.