Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) For the purposes of section 45(1)(b) of the Act, the Governor may order a prison officer to conduct a strip search of any prisoner in the following circumstances if the Governor believes on reasonable grounds that the strip search is necessary for the security or good order of the prison—
(a) when a prisoner enters or leaves a prison;
(b) prior to or on completion of a contact visiting programme or a residential visiting programme;
(c) when a prisoner is transferred to or from an observation cell or a management unit;
(d) before urinalysis testing.
(2) For the purposes of section 45(1)(b) of the Act, the Governor may order a prison officer to conduct a strip search of a prisoner at any time if the Governor believes on reasonable grounds that—
(a) the search is necessary for the security or good order of the prison or the safety or welfare of any prisoner; or
(b) the prisoner is concealing an unauthorised article or substance or any thing that may—
(i) be used to intimidate another person; or
(ii) be used to commit a criminal offence or a prison offence; or
(iii) pose a risk to the good order or security of the prison; or
(iv) pose a risk to the safety of any person at the prison.
(3) A strip search of a prisoner may be conducted immediately after any scanning search, garment search, or pat-down search.
Example
If a scanning search, garment search or pat-down search indicates that a prisoner is concealing an unauthorised article or substance, the Governor may direct that the prisoner be required to undergo a strip search.