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.