Protective Custody Act 2000

When an apprehended person is released by an authorised officer —

the apprehended person must acknowledge in writing —

his or her release on the date and at the time recorded; and

receipt of any thing returned to the person under section 14;

if the apprehended person is released into the care of another person, that other person must acknowledge in writing —

the release of the apprehended person on the date and at the time recorded; and

receipt of any thing given to that other person under section 14;

if the apprehended person refuses or fails to comply with paragraph (a) or that other person refuses or fails to comply with paragraph (b), the authorised officer who releases the person must record —

the fact of the refusal or failure;

the date and time when the person was released; and

any thing given to that other person, or returned to the apprehended person, under section 14.

Subsection (1) applies even if the apprehended person is released pursuant to an order made under section 19.

An apprehended person is to be taken to have been released on the date and at the time recorded under this section, in the absence of evidence to the contrary.