Criminal Code Act 1995
Section 3
CHAPTER 5 - THE SECURITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH Part 5.3 - Terrorism Division 105 - Preventative detention orders
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Hide history noteIf the police officer who is detaining a person under a preventative detention order has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is unable, because of inadequate knowledge of the English language or a disability, to communicate with reasonable fluency in that language:
(a) the police officer has an obligation under subsection 105.31(3) to arrange for the assistance of an interpreter in informing the person about:
(i) the effect of the order or any extension, or further extension, of the order; and
(ii) the person ' s rights in relation to the order; and
(b) the police officer has an obligation under subsection 105.37(3A) to give the person reasonable assistance to:
(i) choose a lawyer to act for the person in relation to the order; and
(ii) contact the lawyer.
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