Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 488AC(1) amended by No. 29/2014 s. 12(2).
(1) The officer in charge may cause a detainee to be subjected to an unclothed search if in his or her opinion it is necessary to do so—
(a) in the interests of the security or good order of a youth justice facility; or
(b) in the interests of the safety or security of the detainee or any other person in the facility.
(2) A search under subsection (1) must not include a search of the detainee's body cavities.
(3) If necessary, reasonable force may be used to carry out a search under subsection (1).
S. 488AD inserted by No. 54/2011 s. 7.