10Power to search persons and vehicles

10 Power to search persons and vehicles

10 Power to search persons and vehicles

(1) A security officer may require a person who is entering or in court premises to do any or all of the following—

(a) submit to a scanner search of the person (but not if the officer believes that a scanner search would pose a risk to the health of the person) or to provide a thing in the person’s possession or control to the security officer for a scanner search,

(b) submit to a personal search of the person if—

(i) the officer believes on reasonable grounds that the person possesses a restricted item or offensive implement, or

(ii) the person has submitted to a scanner search and the officer believes, as a result of the scanner search, that a personal search is appropriate,

(c) stop any vehicle in the person’s possession or control that is about to be driven, or that has been driven, into the court premises,

(d) allow a vehicle in the person’s possession or control to be searched if the officer believes on reasonable grounds that the person possesses or the vehicle contains a restricted item or offensive implement,

(e) produce for inspection any thing that the security officer has detected or seen on or with the person that the security officer believes on reasonable grounds is a restricted item or offensive implement or may be required to be deposited with the officer under section 11 (1),

(f) answer any question that is reasonable in the circumstances concerning the nature of a thing that is being inspected or that has been detected during a search under this section.

(2) A search of a person conducted under this section must, as far as is reasonably practicable in the circumstances, comply with the following requirements—

(a) the security officer must inform the person to be searched of the following matters—

(i) whether the person will be required to remove clothing during the search,

(ii) why it is necessary to remove the clothing,

(b) the security officer must ask for the person’s co-operation,

(c) a personal search must be conducted—