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AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY ACT 2004 - SECT 92 Airport security guards' power to physically restrain persons

AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY ACT 2004 - SECT 92

Airport security guards' power to physically restrain persons

  (1)   An airport security guard may physically restrain a person if:

  (a)   the airport security guard reasonably suspects that the person is committing, or has committed, an offence against this Act; and

  (b)   the airport security guard reasonably believes it is necessary to do so in order to:

  (i)   ensure that a person who is not cleared is not in a cleared area or a cleared zone; or

  (ii)   maintain the integrity of a landside security zone, a landside event zone, an airside area, an airside security zone or an airside event zone.

  (2)   If a person is restrained under subsection   ( 1), the airport security guard may detain the person until the person can be dealt with by a law enforcement officer.

  (3)   In exercising a power under subsection   ( 1) or (2), an airport security guard must not use more force, or subject a person to greater indignity, than is necessary and reasonable.