Detention of persons under 18
13ZBA Detention of persons under 18
S. 13ZBA inserted by No. 5/2006 s. 4.
S. 13ZBA(1) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 167.24).
Subject to subsection (2), the police officer detaining a person who is under 18 years of age under a preventative detention order must ensure that the person is not detained together with persons who are 18 years of age or older.
Note
A contravention of this subsection may be an offence under section 13ZN.
S. 13ZBA(2) amended by No. 32/2018 s. 27.
Subsection (1) does not apply if a senior police officer, nominated under section 13P(4) in relation to the preventative detention order, approves the person being detained together with persons who are 18 years of age or older.
S. 13ZBA(3) amended by No. 32/2018 s. 27.
The senior police officer, nominated under section 13P(4) in relation to the preventative detention order, may give an approval under subsection (2) only if there are exceptional circumstances justifying the giving of the approval.
An approval under subsection (2) must—
be given in writing; and
set out the exceptional circumstances that justify the giving of the approval.
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