Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts8. Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting paragraphs (1) (a) and (b) and substituting the following paragraphs:
“(a) a person who has been taken into custody by a police officer is charged with an offence but is not to be brought before a court forthwith after being so charged; or
(b) it is not practicable to bring before a court forthwith a person arrested under a warrant (being a warrant which does not expressly preclude the granting of bail) issued under subsection 42 (1) of the Magistrates Court Act 1930 in respect of an offence punishable by a fine or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years ;”; and
(b) by inserting in subsections (1), (4) and (5) “or arrests” after “charges”.