Victorian Numbered Acts

SERIOUS OFFENDERS ACT 2018 (NO. 27 OF 2018) - SECT 252

    (1)     If practicable, before removing an electronic monitoring device or equipment used for the electronic monitoring, an officer must inform the offender that—

        (a)     the removal is to occur; and

        (b)     the offender may consent to the removal; and

        (c)     if consent is not given, reasonable force may be used—

              (i)     to remove the device or equipment; or

              (ii)     if the case requires, to enter a place where the offender resides in order to remove the device or equipment.

    (2)     If an offender does not consent to the removal of an electronic monitoring device or equipment used for the electronic monitoring, an officer may use reasonable force—

        (a)     to remove the device or equipment from the offender; and

        (b)     to enter a place where the offender resides in order to remove the device or equipment.