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CurrentArrest of unlawfully absent detainee
Part 8Youth detention centres
Division 4Miscellaneous matters
167 Arrest of unlawfully absent detainee
(1)
If the superintendent of a detention centre or a member of the staff of the centre believes on reasonable grounds that a detainee has escaped or is otherwise unlawfully absent from a detention centre, the superintendent or member of staff may arrest the person without a warrant.
(2)
For the purpose of exercising the power under subsection (1), the superintendent or member of staff may exercise the powers, and has the immunities, of a police officer under the Police
Administration Act 1978.
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