s 21
In forceObject
Part 2BPreventative detention orders
Division 1Preliminary matters
21 Object
The object of this Part is to allow a person to be taken into custody and detained for a short period of time in order to:
(a)
prevent a terrorist act occurring in the near future; or
(b)
preserve evidence of, or relating to, a recent terrorist act.
Note for section 21
Section 21ZP provides that, while a person is being detained under a preventative detention order, the person may only be questioned for very limited purposes.
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