Multiple preventative detention orders
15 Multiple preventative detention orders
In this section —
preservation order means —
a preventative detention order; or
an order for detention under a corresponding law,
made on the basis of preserving evidence of, or relating to, a terrorist act;
prevention order means —
a preventative detention order; or
an order for detention under a corresponding law,
made on the basis of preventing a terrorist act from occurring.
More than one preventative detention order can be made authorising the detention of the same person in relation to the same terrorist act.
A preventative detention order can be made even if the person concerned is under detention (or temporarily released from detention) under a prevention order or preservation order in relation to the same terrorist act or a different terrorist act, and in that case the preventative detention order can be made so as to take effect on the expiration of the other order.
On an application for a preventative detention order to be made on the basis of preventing a terrorist act from occurring, the permitted detention period under the order cannot exceed 14 days when aggregated with any period or periods of actual detention of the person concerned under another prevention order, or other prevention orders, in relation to that terrorist act that was or were based on —
the same occurrence time information as; or
occurrence time information consistent with,
the occurrence time information put to the issuing authority in support of the application.
In subsection (4) —
occurrence time information means information as to when the terrorist act is expected to occur.
On an application for a preventative detention order to be made on the basis of preserving evidence of, or relating to, a terrorist act, the permitted detention period under the order cannot exceed 14 days when aggregated with any period or periods of actual detention of the person concerned under another preservation order, or other preservation orders, in relation to that terrorist act.
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