Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

TERRORISM (EXTRAORDINARY TEMPORARY POWERS) ACT 2006 - SECT 49

    (1)     While a person is detained under a preventative detention order, the person—

        (a)     is not entitled to contact anyone; and

        (b)     may be prevented from contacting anyone.

    (2)     This section is subject to the following sections:

        (a)     section 50 (Contact with family members etc);

        (b)     section 51 (Contact with human rights commissioner and ombudsman);

        (c)     section 52 (Contact with lawyer etc);

        (d)     section 53 (Special contact rules for people with impaired decision-making ability).

Note     A person's entitlement to contact other people under some of these sections is subject to a prohibited contact order (see s 57).