Part 2Corrections system
Coercive powers: Searching of prisoners and other persons
92CParticular matters relating to imaging technology searches
An image produced as a result of an imaging technology search must,—
- so far as practicable, avoid showing a clear image of the body beneath clothing; and
- obscure the genitals or make them not easily distinguishable if they are included in the image.
An image produced as a result of an imaging technology search for the purpose of detecting any unauthorised item must be disposed of within 24 hours.
An image produced as a result of an imaging technology search for the purpose of measuring a person’s body temperature must be disposed of within 1 hour.
Despite anything to the contrary in another enactment, a person who conducts an imaging technology search must not, without reasonable excuse, photograph or copy the image or provide the image to another person.
Notes
- Section 92C: inserted, on , by section 20 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 57).
- Section 92C(2): replaced, on , by section 23 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 41).
- Section 92C(2A): inserted, on , by section 23 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 41).