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AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION ACT 1979 - SECT 34DL

Time that is not questioning time

    For the purposes of working out the time that the subject of a questioning warrant has been questioned under the warrant, disregard the following times:

  (a)   the time taken by a prescribed authority to inform the subject of the matters referred to in section   34DC and, if applicable, section   34DD;

  (b)   any time during which a prescribed authority has deferred questioning of the subject under the warrant to allow:

  (i)   the change of a thing in equipment being used to record the questioning of the subject; or

  (ii)   the subject to make a complaint of the kind referred to in paragraph   34DC(1)(i); or

  (iii)   the subject to give information of the kind referred to in paragraph   34DC(1)(j); or

  (iv)   the subject to contact a lawyer or another person as provided by this Division; or

  (v)   a lawyer to be present in accordance with a direction given under paragraph   34FB(2)(a) or 34FC(2)(a) or (3)(b); or

  (vi)   the subject to receive medical attention; or

  (vii)   the subject to engage in religious practices in accordance with the subject's religion; or

  (viii)   the subject to rest or recuperate;

  (c)   any time during which a prescribed authority has suspended questioning of the subject under the warrant as mentioned in paragraph   34DM(4)(a);

  (d)   any other time determined by a prescribed authority before whom the subject appears for questioning.


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