Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) An authorised person who searches a person under section 354 must, as far as is reasonably practicable in the circumstances, comply with this section.
(2) The authorised person must inform the person to be searched of the following matters—
(a) whether the person will be required to remove clothing during the search;
(b) why it is necessary to remove the person's clothing.
(3) The authorised person must ask for the person's cooperation.
(4) The authorised person must conduct the search—
(a) in a way that provides reasonable privacy for the person searched; and
(b) as quickly as is reasonably practicable; and
(c) if the person being searched is of or under the age of 16 years, in the presence of a parent of the person or, if it is not reasonably practicable for a parent to be present, another adult.
(5) The authorised person must conduct the least invasive kind of search practicable in the circumstances.
(6) A search that involves running the hands over the person's outer clothing must be conducted by—
(a) an authorised person of the same sex as the person searched; or
(b) a person of the same sex as the person searched under the direction of the authorised person.