CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 264 Body searches directed by director-general
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 264
Body searches directed by director-general(1) The director-general may direct a non-treating doctor to conduct a body search of a young detainee if the director-general suspects on reasonable grounds that the young detainee—
(a) has ingested or inserted something in the young detainee's body that may jeopardise the young detainee's health or wellbeing; or
(b) has a prohibited thing concealed within the young detainee's body that may be used in a way that may pose a substantial risk to security at a detention place.
(2) In making a decision under subsection (1), the director-general must have regard to the young detainee's age, maturity, developmental capacity and any known history.