Contact prohibited in certain cases
13AZZB Contact prohibited in certain cases
The authorised police officer who made the police detention decision that relates to the person being detained under this Part may prohibit contact under section 13AZQ, 13AZT, 13AZV, or 13AZZ if the officer believes on reasonable grounds that contact would result in—
a risk arising in relation to action being taken to prevent a terrorist act occurring; or
serious harm to a person; or
the destruction of evidence of, or relating to, a terrorist act; or
interference with the gathering of information about—
a terrorist act; or
the preparation for, or the planning of, a terrorist act; or
a risk arising in relation to—
the arrest of a person who is suspected of having committed an offence against Part 5.3 of the Criminal Code of the Commonwealth; or
the taking into custody of a person in relation to whom a police detention decision is in effect, or in relation to whom a police detention decision is likely to be made; or
the taking into custody of a person in relation to whom a preventative detention order is in force, or in relation to whom a preventative detention order is likely to be made; or
the service on a person of a Commonwealth control order.
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