195Register of searches and uses of force

195 Register of searches and uses of force (1) The director-general must keep a register of— (a) searches under any of the following: (i) section 254 (Strip searches on admission to detention place); (ii) section 258 (Strip searches directed by director-general); (iii) section 264 (Body searches directed by director-general); (iv) section 275 (Searches—premises and property generally); (v) section 276 (Searches of young detainee cells—privileged material); (vi) section 277 (Searches of young detainee cells—suspected privileged material); and (b) incidents involving the use of force under division 6.6.4. (2) For subsection (1) (a), the register must contain the following details in relation to each search: (a) the name of the young detainee searched; (b) the reason for the search; (c) when and where the search was conducted; (d) the name of each person present at any time during the search; (e) if, under section 260 (4), section 266 (5) or section 270 (4), a requirement for a youth detention officer or assistant to be the same sex as the young detainee was not complied with—the director-general’s reasons for believing the requirement did not apply; (f) details of anything seized during the search;

(g) details of any force used for conducting the search, and why force was used; (h) anything else prescribed by regulation. (3) For subsection (1) (b), the register must include details of each incident, including the circumstances, the decision to use force and the force used. (4) The register may contain any other details the director-general (5) The register must be available for inspection by any of the following: (c) an official visitor; (d) the custodial inspector; (g) a person prescribed by regulation. (6) The public advocate must inspect the register at least once every 3 months.