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Youth Justice Act 1997
25ISeizure of articles found during searches
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25I Seizure of articles found during searches
[Section 25I of Part 3 Inserted by No. 14 of 2022, s. 6, Applied:01 Dec 2022] A search officer who conducts a search of a youth may seize an article found during the search –
(a) that may be evidence relating to the commission of an offence; or
(b) that may prejudice the safety of any person or the safety or good order of a custodial facility; or
(c) to remove the article into safekeeping.