Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) A person who is or appears to be under 14 years of age must not be searched under this Act.
(2) A member of the police force who conducts a search under this Part of a person who is or appears to be 14 years of age or more and under 18 years of age must do so in one or more of the following ways—
(a) the member may run his or her hands over the person's outer clothing;
(b) the member may request the person to remove his or her outer clothing and gloves, shoes and headgear so that the member may—
(i) run the member's hands over the person's clothing that was immediately under his or her outer clothing; or
(ii) search the person's outer clothing and gloves, shoes and headgear.