109   Objects of Part

(cf Crimes Act 1900, s 354)

The objects of this Part are:

(a)  to provide for the period of time that a person who is under arrest may be detained by a police officer to enable the investigation of the person’s involvement in the commission of an offence, and

(b)  to authorise the detention of a person who is under arrest for such a period despite any requirement imposed by law to bring the person before a Magistrate or other authorised officer or court without delay or within a specified period, and

(c)  to provide for the rights of a person so detained.