Application of ch 16

In force

This chapter applies to a person if the person—

(a)

is lawfully arrested; or

(b)

is in lawful custody for a charge of an offence that has not been decided; orExamples—

1 The person may be in lawful custody because bail has been refused or revoked or a condition of bail is contravened.

2 The person may be in lawful custody pending the satisfaction of a condition on which the person is to be released on bail.

(c)

is in custody under a sentence for a period of imprisonment or, for a child, a detention order; or

(d)

is detained for the purposes of testing under chapter 18A; or

(e)

is detained under section 50 in relation to a breach of the peace and is to be transported to a place by a police officer; or

(f)

is detained under chapter 2, part 8; or

(g)

is otherwise lawfully detained under another Act.

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