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200J Use of reasonable force (1) A police custody officer may, where necessary, use reasonable force to compel a person the police custody officer is supervising or transporting under this Division to obey an order given by the police custody officer in the exercise of a function or power the police custody officer has under this Division. (2) A police custody officer who uses force in accordance with this section is not liable for injury or damage caused by that use of force. S. 200K inserted by No. 59/2015 s. 7.

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