Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005

If – a preventative detention order is made in relation to a person on the basis of assisting in preventing a terrorist act occurring within a particular period; and the person is being detained under that order – another preventative detention order cannot be applied for, or made, under this Part in relation to the person on the basis of assisting in preventing a different terrorist act occurring within that period unless the application, or the order, is based on information that became available only after the preventative detention order referred to in paragraph (a) was made.

If – an order for a person's detention is made under a corresponding preventative detention law on the basis of assisting in preventing a terrorist act occurring within a particular period; and the person is being detained under that order – a preventative detention order cannot be applied for to, or made by, a senior police officer under this Part in relation to the person on the basis of assisting in preventing the same terrorist act occurring within that period.

If – an order for a person’s detention is made under a corresponding preventative detention law on the basis of assisting in preventing a terrorist act occurring within a particular period; and the person is being detained under that order – a preventative detention order cannot be applied for, or made, under this Part in relation to the person on the basis of assisting in preventing a different terrorist act occurring within that period unless the application, or the order, is based on information that became available only after the order referred to in paragraph (a) was made.

If – an order for a person’s detention is made under a corresponding preventative detention law on the basis of preserving evidence of, or relating to, a terrorist act; and the person is being detained under that order – a preventative detention order cannot be applied for to, or made by, a senior police officer under this Part in relation to the person on the basis of preserving evidence of, or relating to, the same terrorist act.