Queensland Consolidated Acts

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 443

443 Police officer may search person in custody

(1) A police officer may search and re-search a person to whom this chapter applies.

(2) A police officer may seize from the person anything found during the search that the police officer reasonably suspects may provide evidence of the commission of an offence.

(3) Also, the police officer may take and retain, while the person is in custody—

(a) anything that may endanger anyone’s safety, including the person’s safety; or

(b) anything that may be used for an escape; or

(c) anything else the police officer reasonably considers should be kept in safe custody while the person is in custody.