CRIMES ACT 1914 SECT 23WV

(1)

If the suspect is in the custody of another constable or is otherwise detained under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory ( original custody ), the magistrate may, on the application of a constable, issue a warrant directing the person holding the suspect in original custody to deliver the suspect into the custody of the constable ( temporary custody ) for the hearing of an application for an order under this Division.

(2)

The constable given temporary custody must return the suspect to the place of original custody:

(a)

if the application for the order is refused—without delay; or

(b)

if the order is made—without delay at the end of the period for which the suspect may be detained in custody under section 23XGD.