Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) If there are reasonable grounds to suspect that there is an imminent risk that an offender who is subject to a supervision order or an interim supervision order will contravene a condition of the order, a police officer may apprehend and detain the offender.
(2) An offender apprehended by a police officer under subsection (1) may be detained—
(a) in a police station; or
(b) in a police gaol if the police officer considers it necessary—
(i) to protect any person or property; or
(ii) to prevent the offender from escaping from detention.
Note
Section 49E of the Summary Offences Act 1966 sets out an offence of escaping from lawful custody.
(3) Section 479C of the Crimes Act 1958 does not apply to an offender apprehended and detained under this section.