No preventative detention order in relation to person under 14 years of age
13J No preventative detention order in relation to person under 14 years of age
S. 13J(1) amended by No. 32/2018 s. 17(2).
A preventative detention order cannot be applied for, or made, in relation to a person who is under 14 years of age.
Note
See also section 13ZH and section 13ZL(4) to (10) for the special rules for people who are under 18 years of age.
S. 13J(2) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 167.8(b)).
If—
a person is being detained under a preventative detention order or a purported preventative detention order; and
S. 13J(2)(b) amended by Nos 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 167.8(a)), 32/2018 s. 17(2).
the police officer who is detaining the person is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the person is under 14 years of age—
the police officer must release the person or arrange in writing for his or her release, as soon as practicable, from detention under the order or purported order.
S. 13JA inserted by No. 5/2006 s. 4, amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 167.9(a)).
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