Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A constable may detain a person arrested (whether by himself or herself or by another constable) under this Act at a civil detention facility for such time as is reasonably necessary to enable the arrested person to be delivered into the custody of a police member or an authorized officer.
(2) Where:
(a) a person has been arrested under this Act and is in the custody of a member of the Defence Force; and
(b) a commanding officer or the senior member of the escort of the arrested person certifies, in writing, that it is necessary for the arrested person to be detained in a place of detention and that no suitable place of detention controlled by the Defence Force is reasonably available for the purpose;
a constable may detain the arrested person in a civil detention facility for a period not exceeding 7 days.