Synopsis | The purpose of this bill is to amend the Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2006. Specifically it: amends the basis upon which a preventative detention order can be applied for, and made, from being that a 'terrorist act is imminent and expected to occur within 14 days' to a 'terrorist act is capable of being carried out and could occur within the next 14 days'; provides preventative detention orders for detainees whose names are not able to be specified, but where there is sufficient identifying information enabling the person to be identified; extends the scope of authorised contacts for detainees; providing the ability to have contact with an approved religious or spiritual adviser; and
clarifies the requirements regarding the provision of reasonable assistance to detainees who are under the age of 18 or incapable of managing their own affairs in exercising their entitlement to contact authorised persons, as set down in Part 6 of the Act. |