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Corrections Act 2004

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

92D: Particular restrictions when imaging technology search used as alternative to rub-down search or strip search

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"Rules for when imaging technology is used instead of a physical search"

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If you are searched using imaging technology instead of a rub-down search or strip search, some rules do not apply. This is because the imaging technology is used as an alternative to a rub-down search under section 98B(2) or a strip search under section 98F. You can only be searched by an officer or constable of the same sex as you. When imaging technology is used to search you, the images can only be viewed by an officer or constable of the same sex as you. The images cannot be viewed by another prisoner.

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92DParticular restrictions when imaging technology search used as alternative to rub-down search or strip search

  1. The restrictions in section 92C(1) do not apply if an imaging technology search is used as—

  2. an alternative to a rub-down search under section 98B(2); or
    1. an alternative to a strip search under section 98F.

      1. However, an image that is produced using imaging technology—

      2. may be viewed only by an officer or a constable of the same sex as the person who is searched; and
        1. may not be viewed by another prisoner.

          Notes
          • Section 92D: inserted, on , by section 20 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 57).
          • Section 92D heading: amended, on , by section 24(1) of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 41).
          • Section 92D(1): replaced, on , by section 24(2) of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 41).