Use of identification material
21ZR Use of identification material
(1) This section applies if identification material is taken under section 21ZQ from a person being detained under a preventative detention order.
(2) The material may be used only for the purpose of determining whether the person is the person specified in the order.
(3) A person who uses identification material in contravention of subsection (2) is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.
If:
(a) a period of 12 months elapses after the identification material is taken; and
(b) a proceeding has not been brought, or has been brought and discontinued or completed, within the period in relation to:
the preventative detention order; or
(ii) the treatment of the person in relation to the person's detention under the order,
the material must be destroyed as soon as practicable after the end of the period.
Division 6 Miscellaneous matters
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