Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1914 - SECT 23

  (1)   This Part:

  (a)   provides for the detention of people arrested for Commonwealth offences (see Division   2); and

  (b)   imposes obligations on investigating officials in relation to:

  (i)   people arrested for Commonwealth offences; and

  (ii)   certain other people who are being investigated for Commonwealth offences;

    (see Division   3).

  (2)   To avoid doubt, this Part does not confer any power to arrest a person.

  (3)   To avoid doubt, only a person arrested for a Commonwealth offence may be detained under this Part.