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Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014

Detention and supervision of persons posing very high risk of imminent serious sexual or violent offending - Management of residents - Searches

65: Authority to search property

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"Police can search you and the things you're carrying if they have permission"

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If someone has the authority to search you, they can also search things you are carrying. They can look at items you have with you or in your possession. This is part of the authority given by the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014.

If someone has the authority to do a rub-down search of you, they can search your belongings and some of your clothing. They can look at things like your outer clothes, head covering, gloves, or footwear. They can also search items you are carrying.

If someone has the authority to do a strip search or x-ray search, they can search the clothes you remove and the things you are carrying. They have the authority to look at the items you have with you. This authority is also given by the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014.

If someone needs to search an item, they can use reasonable force to open it. They can also use special tools like x-ray equipment to help with the search. You can compare this to other laws, such as the one from 2004 No 50.

Someone searching a place or an item can use special tools to help them. These tools can include things like chemical substances or imaging equipment. They can use these tools to search a residence or an item.

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Part 1Detention and supervision of persons posing very high risk of imminent serious sexual or violent offending
Management of residents: Searches

65Authority to search property

  1. Authority conferred by this Act to conduct a scanner search of any person includes the authority to search any item carried by, or in the possession of, that person.

  2. Authority conferred by this Act to conduct a rub-down search of any person includes the authority to search—

  3. any item carried by, or in the possession of, that person:
    1. any outer clothing removed, raised, lowered, or opened for the purposes of the search:
      1. any head covering, gloves, or footwear (including socks or stockings) removed for the purposes of the search.

        1. Authority conferred by this Act to conduct a strip search or x-ray search of any resident includes the authority to search—

        2. any item of clothing removed, raised, lowered, or opened for the purposes of the search:
          1. any item carried by, or in the possession of, that resident.

            1. Authority conferred by this Act to search any item includes the authority to use any force that is reasonable in the circumstances for the purpose of breaking open that item.

            2. Authority to search a residence or an item includes the authority to use an aid or aids such as a chemical substance or x-ray or imaging equipment or some other mechanical, electrical, or electronic device, or other similar aid.

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