Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) In these Regulations—
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner appointed under section 8A of the Act;
"drug of dependence" has the same meaning as in the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 ;
"explosive substance" has the same meaning as in section 317 of the Crimes Act 1958 ;
"garment search "means a search of any article of clothing worn by a person or in the person's possession, where the article of clothing is touched or removed from the person's body;
"high security", in relation to a prisoner, means classification of the prisoner as a very high risk to prison security, the community or to himself or herself or any other person;
"maximum security", in relation to a prisoner, means classification of the prisoner as a high risk to prison security, the community or to himself or herself or any other person;
"medium security", in relation to a prisoner, means classification of the prisoner as a moderate risk to prison security, the community or to himself or herself or any other person;
"minimum security", in relation to a prisoner, means classification of the prisoner as a low risk to prison security, the community or to himself or herself or any other person;
"officer", unless otherwise stated, means a person defined as an officer in section 14 or 85 of the Act;
"pat-down search "means a search of a person where the person's clothed body is touched;
"prisoner trust account" means the trust account established by the Commissioner to hold money on behalf of prisoners;
"scanning search "means a search of a person, or of the property of a person, using an electronic or other device, where the person is not touched;
"strip search "means a search of a person that requires—
(a) the person to remove any or all of the person's clothing; and
(b) an examination of the person's body and of that clothing—
but does not require the person to be touched by the person or persons conducting the search.
"the Act" means the Corrections Act 1986 ;
"unauthorised substance or article" means an article or substance specified in regulation 33(2).
(2) The powers and functions of a Governor under these Regulations only apply in respect of the prison, prisoners and officers under that Governor's management and direction.
(3) The powers and functions of a Regional Manager only apply in respect of community corrections centres and locations, offenders and officers under that Regional Manager's management and direction.
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