Section 23AA — Crimes Act 1914: How this Part applies to the Antarctic Territories
Text of the provision Official document
(1) This Part applies in relation to a person as if he or she were arrested on arrival in a State or Territory if: (a) the person was arrested within the Australian Antarctic Territory or the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands; and (b) the person was brought, while under arrest, to the State or Territory; and (c) this Part applies in the State or Territory. (2) This Part applies in relation to a person as if he or she first became a protected suspect on arrival in a State or Territory if: (a) the person was a protected suspect within the Australian Antarctic Territory or the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands; and (b) the person travelled, while a protected suspect, to the State or Territory; and (c) this Part applies in the State or Territory. (3) This Part does not otherwise apply within the Australian Antarctic Territory or the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation
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