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Corrections Act 2004

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

98F: Imaging technology search may be alternative to strip search

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"Officers can use a special scanner to search prisoners instead of a strip search."

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If you are a prisoner, an officer can use a special device to search you instead of doing a strip search. This device uses imaging technology and can only be used if the chief executive has said it is okay to use it for this purpose. The chief executive must approve the device before it can be used to search you.

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Coercive powers: Searching of prisoners and other persons

98FImaging technology search may be alternative to strip search

  1. An officer may conduct an imaging technology search of any prisoner as an alternative to a strip search under this Act if the chief executive has approved the device used in the imaging technology search as suitable for the purpose of replacing a strip search.

Notes
  • Section 98F: inserted, on , by section 28 of the Corrections Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 41).