CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 108 Intrusiveness of searches

CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 108

The person conducting a search of a person under this part must ensure, as far as practicable, that—

        (a)     the search is the least intrusive kind of search that is reasonable and necessary in the circumstances; and

        (b)     the search is conducted in the least intrusive way that is reasonable and necessary in the circumstances.

Example

searching for a prohibited thing by a frisk search (rather than an ordinary search) with the assistance of a corrections dog