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Corrections Act 2004

Corrections system - Coercive powers - Searching of prisoners and other persons

95: Authority to detain for purposes of search

You could also call this:

"They can stop you from leaving while they search you"

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If someone has the power to search you under this Act, they also have the power to stop you from leaving while they do the search. This means they can keep you there until the search is finished. The law says that being able to search you includes being able to detain you for that purpose.

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Part 2Corrections system
Coercive powers: Searching of prisoners and other persons

95Authority to detain for purposes of search

  1. Authority conferred by this Act to search any person includes the authority to detain that person for the purposes of the search.

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  • 1954 No 51 s 21H