CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 117 Body searches—presence of nurse and corrections officers
CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 117
Body searches—presence of nurse and corrections officers(1) A nurse appointed under section 22 (Health practitioners—non-therapeutic functions) must be present during the body search of a detainee.
(2) If the doctor conducting the body search is not of the same sex as the detainee, the nurse must be of the same sex as the detainee.
(3) The director-general may direct 1 or more corrections officers to be present during the search, each of whom must be of the same sex as the detainee.
(4) However, the number of corrections officers present during the search must be no more than is necessary and reasonable to ensure the search is carried out as safely and effectively as possible.
(5) A body search must be conducted in a private area or an area that provides reasonable privacy for the detainee being searched.