Where a person is arrested for a Commonwealth offence, they may be detained for a reasonable period (but no more than four hours) for the purpose of investigating whether the person committed that or any other Commonwealth offence, having regard to the number and complexity of matters being investigated and discounting time for things such as transportation, consultation with counsel, the receipt of medical attention, or for the reasonable time involved in making and disposing of an application to extend the investigation period (sect. 23 (C) (2), (4), (6) and (7)).
Where a person is arrested for a Commonwealth offence, they may be detained for a reasonable period (but no more than four hours) for the purpose of investigating whether the person committed that or any other Commonwealth offence, having regard to the number and complexity of matters being investigated and discounting time for things such as transportation, consultation with counsel, the receipt of medical attention, or for the reasonable time involved in making and disposing of an application to extend the investigation period (sect. 23 (C) (2)， (4)， (6) and (7)).