Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT 1945 - SECT 22E

22E Annual review of detention by Minister

(1) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after receiving a report about a detained person under section 22D —

(a) consider the report; and

(b) make a recommendation to the Governor in Council to make, or not to make, a declaration under section 22F .

(2) The Minister may recommend that the Governor in Council make a declaration under section 22F if satisfied that detaining the person under this division is no longer in the public interest.

(3) Before making a recommendation under this section, the Minister—

(a) must decide whether the continued detention of the person under this division is in the public interest; and

(b) must have regard to the report, and any other report about the person previously given to the Minister under section 22D ; and

(c) must give the person a reasonable opportunity to make submissions about the Minister’s recommendation, and have regard to any submissions made.