What does clause (7) state about the powers of Parliament in relation to preventive detention laws?
Clause (7) states that Parliament may make laws providing for the circumstances under which, and the class or classes of cases in which, a person may be detained for a period longer than three months without obtaining the opinion of an Advisory Board. Additionally, it empowers Parliament to prescribe the maximum period for which any person can be detained under preventive detention laws and the procedure to be followed by an Advisory Board in an inquiry related to such detentions.