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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1992

BROADLY,

THAN OR

A PERSON SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE DETAINED FOR MORE 24 HOURS WITHOUT BEING CHARGED. AN OFFICER OF SUPERINTENDENT RANK ABOVE SHOULD BE ABLE TO AUTHORISE DETENTION UP TO 36 HOURS PROVIDED HE IS HAS REASONABLE GROUNDS FOR BELIEVING THAT: 1) CONTINUED DETENTION NECESSARY TO SECURE OR TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE, OR TO OBTAIN EVIDENCE QUESTIONING HIM; 2) THE OFFENCE IS A SERIOUS ARRESTABLE OFFENCE;

THE

DILIGENTLY INVESTIGATION

BEING

EXPEDITIOUSLY.

3)

IS

CARRIED

OUT

FURTHER PERIODS OF DETENTION UP TO A TOTAL OF 96 HOURS SHOULD BE TO BE AUTHORISED BY A MAGISTRATES' COURT FOLLOWING A HEARING AT THE DETAINED PERSON IS PRESENT.

BY

AND

AND

ABLE

WHICH

THAT WHERE A

THE COMMISSION SUGGESTS THE ADOPTION OF A PROVISION PERSON HAS BEEN CHARGED HE MUST BE BROUGHT BEFORE A MAGISTRATES' COURT THE FIRST AS SOON AS 1S PRACTICABLE AND IN ANY EVENT NOT LATER THAN SITTING AFTER HE IS CHARGED WITH THE OFFENCE.

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LAW REFORM REPORT ON ARREST WELCOMED

* * * *

FOR THE ACTING SECRETARY

SECURITY, MR IAN STRACHAN, TODAY (MONDAY) WELCOMED THE PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT ON ARREST PREPARED THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION.

BY

"THIS IS THE

PRODUCT OF FOUR

YEARS OF HARD WORK BY THE

то COMMISSION

CONSIDER THIS

SUB-COMMITTEE SET UP BY THE LAW REFORM IMPORTANT ISSUE," HE SAID.

"I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE.

SAID THE REPORT

MR STRACHAN

HAD MADE

LARGE A

NUMBER OF TO CONSIDER CAREFULLY, DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH HE WOULD NEED TOGETHER WITH THE POLICE FORCE AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS.

WOULD

BUT TAKE,

POINTED

OUT

HE COULD NOT SAY HOW LONG THUS THAT THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AND WOULD BE GIVEN PRIORITY.

POLICE CONTINUE TO AND THAT THESE POWERS CONTAIN

MR STRACHAN SAID.

HAVE

THE

"OUR AIM MUST BE TO ENSURE THAT THE ADEQUATE POWERS TO FIGHT CRIME NECESSARY SAFEGUARDS AGAINST ABUSE,

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