Customs Act 1901

PART XII - OFFICERS  

Division 1B - Detention and Search of Suspects  

Subdivision E - Medical Practitioners  

SECTION 219ZG   MEDICAL PRACTITIONER MAY TAKE ACTION TO PRESERVE DETAINEE'S LIFE  

219ZG(1)   [May take necessary measures]  

A medical practitioner may take such measures in relation to a detainee, including removal to another place, as the medical practitioner considers necessary because the detainee's life is at risk, including measures involving surgical incision or exploration.

219ZG(2)   [Removal to another place]  

While the detainee is being so removed to a place, and while he or she is at that place:

(a) he or she may be detained under this subsection; and

(b) time is not to be taken to run under an order made under Subdivision C.