216Testing of offenders by police officers

216 Testing of offenders by police officers

(1) This section applies to an offender who is subject to a supervision order or an interim supervision order containing a condition directing the offender to reside at a place other than a residential facility or a residential treatment facility.

(2) At the direction of a police officer, the offender must submit to a breath test, urinalysis or other test procedure approved by the Chief Commissioner of Police for detecting alcohol or drug use.

(3) The police officer may give a direction under this section if the police officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that the offender has contravened a condition of the supervision order or interim supervision order by consuming alcohol or drugs.

Part 14—Entry, search and seizure

Division 1—Definitions

217 Definitions

officer means—

(a) in relation to an offender who resides at a residential facility or a residential treatment facility—

(i) a supervision officer; or

(ii) a specified officer; or

(iii) a police officer;

(b) in relation to an offender who resides at a place other than a residential facility or a residential treatment facility—

(i) a community corrections officer; or

(ii) a specified officer; or

(iii) a police officer;

search, in relation to a search of an offender, an officer or any other person, means either or both of the following—

(a) a garment search;

(b) a pat-down search.

Division 2—General search and seizure powers