13ZB
CurrentHumane treatment of person being detained
Part 2APreventative detention orders
Division 5Treatment of person detained
13ZB Humane treatment of person being detained
S. 13ZB inserted by No. 5/2006 s. 4.
A person being taken into custody, or being detained, under a preventative detention order—
(a)
must be treated with humanity and with respect for human dignity; and
(b)
must not be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment—
by anyone exercising authority under the order or implementing or enforcing the order.
Note
A contravention of this section may be an offence under section 13ZN.
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