South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts17—Review of preventative detention order
(1) As soon as
practicable after a person (the "subject") is detained under a preventative
detention order, the police officer detaining the subject must bring him or
her before the Supreme Court for a review of the order.
(2) The Supreme Court
may, however, relieve the police officer from the obligation to bring the
subject before the Court and conduct the review proceedings by audio/videolink
or audiolink if satisfied that it is appropriate in the circumstances to do
so.
(3) On a review the
Supreme Court may exercise any of the following powers:
(a) it
may quash the order and release the subject from detention;
(b) it
may remit the matter to the issuing authority with a direction to reduce the
period of detention under the order, or not to extend the period of detention
beyond a specified limitation;
(c) it
may award compensation against the Crown if satisfied that the subject has
been improperly detained;
(d) it
may give directions about the issue of further preventative detention orders
against the subject.