and who is not released must be brought before a court as soon as reasonably possible and in
any event not later than forty-eight hours after the arrest was effected or the detention began, as
the case may be.
(6) Anyone who is detained pending trial for an offence and is not tried within a reasonable
time must be released from detention, either unconditionally or on reasonable conditions to
ensure that after being released the person–
(a) attends the trial;
(b) does not interfere with the evidence to be given at the trial; and
(c) does not commit any other offence before the trial begins..
(7) Anyone who has been illegally arrested or detained is entitled to compensation from the
person responsible for the arrest or detention, but a law may protect the following persons from
liability under this section–
(a) a judicial officer acting in a judicial capacity reasonably and in good faith;
(b) any other public officer acting reasonably and in good faith and without culpable
ignorance or negligence.
39 Right to personal security
Everyone has the right to security of the person, which includes the right–
(a) to be free from all forms of violence from both public and private sources; and
(b) not to be subjected to medical or scientific experiments without their informed
consent.
40 Freedom from slavery and forced labour
(1) No one may be held in slavery or servitude or be made to perform forced or compulsory
labour.
(2) The following forms of labour are not to be regarded as forced or compulsory labour for
the purposes of this section–
(a) labour required as part of a sentence or order of a court;
(b) labour which is required of a person who is lawfully detained and which, though not
part of a sentence or order of a court, is reasonably necessary in the interests of
hygiene or for the maintenance or management of the place where the person is
detained;
(c) labour which is required of a person under the age of eighteen years who is lawfully
detained, where the labour, though not part of a sentence or order of a court, is
reasonably required for the person's education, training or discipline;
(d) labour required of a member of a disciplined force in the performance of his or her
duties as such a member;
(e) labour which an Act of Parliament requires a person to perform instead of serving as a
member of a disciplined force;
(f) labour reasonably required by way of parental discipline;
(g) labour required by law during a period of public emergency or in the event of any
other emergency or disaster that threatens the life or well-being of the community, to
the extent that it is reasonably justifiable in the circumstances to require the labour; or
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