Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 252

    (1)     The director-general may, at any time, direct a youth detention officer to conduct a scanning search, frisk search or ordinary search of a young detainee if the director-general believes on reasonable grounds that the search is prudent to ensure security or good order at a detention place.

    (2)     Also, a youth detention officer may conduct a scanning search, frisk search or ordinary search of a young detainee if the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the young detainee is carrying—

        (a)     a prohibited thing; or

        (b)     something that may be used by the young detainee in a way that may involve—

              (i)     an offence; or

              (ii)     a risk to the personal safety of the young detainee or someone else; or

              (iii)     a risk to security or good order at a detention place.