Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person sentenced to a period of imprisonment, or required by law to be detained for a period, must be detained for the period in a corrective services facility.
(2) However—
(a) if the period is 21 days or less—the person may be detained in a watch house for part or all of the period; or
(b) if the period is more than 21 days—the person may be detained in a watch house until the person can be conveniently taken to a corrective services facility.
(3) This section applies subject to—
(a) the provisions of this Act that allow a prisoner to be lawfully outside a corrective services facility; and
(b) the Criminal Code; and
(c) the Youth Justice Act 1992; and
(d) the Mental Health Act 2000; and
(e) the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, section 40(4)(a).
Note—
The Parliament of Queensland Act 2001, section 40 deals with proceedings for punishment by the Legislative Assembly for contempt.