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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 612 Body searches—another person may be present

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 612

Body searches—another person may be present

    (1)     The operating entity for a therapeutic protection place may direct a therapeutic protection person to be present during the body search of a child or young person.

    (2)     However, the number of people present during the search must be no more than is necessary and reasonable to ensure the search is conducted as safely and effectively as possible.

    (3)     The operating entity may direct more than 1 therapeutic protection person to be present during the search, each of whom must be the same sex as the child or young person.

    (4)     However, the requirement in subsection (3) does not apply if the operating entity believes on reasonable grounds that—

        (a)     there is an imminent and serious threat to the personal safety of the child or young person; and

        (b)     compliance with the requirement would exacerbate the threat.