90CSearching detained persons

90C Searching detained persons

90C Searching detained persons

(1) A police officer by whom a person is detained under this Part may—

(a) conduct a search of the person or of articles in the possession of the person that may include—

(i) requiring the person to remove only his or her overcoat, coat or jacket or similar article of clothing and any gloves, shoes, socks and hat, and

(ii) an examination of those items, and

(b) take possession of any personal belongings found in the person’s possession.

(2) A person is entitled to the return of the personal belongings taken from the person under this section when the person ceases to be detained under this Part.

ss 90B–90D: Ins 2013 No 87, Sch 1 [21].