22Searches and examinations

22 Searches and examinations

(1)  [Section 22 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 52 of 2016, s. 11, Applied:01 Dec 2017] The Director may, for the security or good order of the prison or the prisoners or detainees, at any time order a correctional officer or State Service corrections employee to –

(a) search or examine, or search and examine, any part of the prison; or

(b) search or examine, or search and examine, any vehicle, equipment, container or other thing in the prison; or

(c) conduct any search or examination, or search and examination, under this subsection at random.

(1A)  [Section 22 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 52 of 2016, s. 11, Applied:01 Dec 2017] The Director may, for the security or good order of the prison or the prisoners or detainees, at any time order a correctional officer to –

(a) search or examine, or search and examine, a prisoner or detainee, a visitor to the prison, a correctional officer or any person appointed or employed for the purposes of this Act or any other person in the prison; or

(b) instead of or as well as a formal search required under section 20 , require a person wishing to enter the prison to submit to a search or examination, or search and examination, of the person and of anything in the person's possession or under the person's control; or

(c) conduct any search or examination, or search and examination, under this subsection at random.

(2)  [Section 22 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 52 of 2016, s. 11, Applied:01 Dec 2017] If a person other than a prisoner, detainee, correctional officer or State Service corrections employee refuses to submit to a search or examination, or search and examination, under this section while inside the prison, the Director may order the person to leave the prison immediately.

(3)  A person who disobeys a Director's order under subsection (2) is guilty of an offence.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.