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DEFENCE ACT 1903 - SECT 72K

Limit on power to arrest

    If a member of the Defence Force arrests a person under section   72P (which deals with trespass), he or she must, as soon as practicable after the arrest, bring the person, or cause the person to be brought, before:

  (a)   a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police; or

  (b)   a member of the police force of a State or Territory.

Note 1:   The Crimes Act 1914 provides for arrest powers of police officers and how arrested persons are to be dealt with.

Note 2:   The Australian Federal Police Act 1979 provides for arrest powers of protective service officers and how arrested persons are to be dealt with.

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