Court Security Act 2017
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12 Powers of search
(1) A security officer may direct a person entering or on court premises to –
(a) stop any vehicle in the person's possession or control that is about to be driven, or has been driven, onto the court premises; or
(b) allow a vehicle referred to in paragraph (a) to be searched; or
(c) submit to a search, including a search of any personal effects of that person which the security officer considers are reasonably capable of concealing a prohibited object.
(2) A person to whom a direction is given under subsection (1) must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene the direction.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(3) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (2) in relation to a direction given under subsection (1)(b) if the person who has been directed to allow a vehicle to be searched instead removes, as soon as practicable, the vehicle from the premises or the entrance to the premises.
(4) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (2) in relation to a direction given under subsection (1)(c) if the person who has been directed to submit to a search instead, as soon as practicable, leaves the premises or the entrance to the premises.