# Detention of designated person

> act-s180 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

180 Detention of designated person
          (1) If a designated person is not in immigration detention immediately
              after commencement, an officer may, without warrant:
                (a) detain the person; and
                (b) take reasonable action to ensure that the person is kept in
                     immigration detention for the purposes of section 178.
          (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), that subsection
              even applies to a designated person who was held in a place
              described in paragraph 11(a) (as in force at that time) or a
              processing area before commencement and whose release was
              ordered by a court.
          (3) If a designated person escapes from immigration detention after
              commencement, an officer may, without warrant:
                (a) detain the person; and
                (b) take reasonable action to ensure that the person is kept in
                    immigration detention for the purposes of section 178.