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Youth Justice Act 2005
175Taking of medical sample
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175 Taking of medical sample
(1) A detainee must submit to the taking of a sample of his or her blood
or bodily secretion or excretion by a medical practitioner, nurse or
midwife for the purpose of determining the medical condition of the
(2) A sample under subsection (1):
(a) must be taken as soon as practicable after the detainee is
admitted to the detention centre; and
(b) may be taken at any other time the CEO, after consultation
with a medical practitioner, directs.
(3) A person taking a sample under subsection (1) and a member of
the staff of the detention centre who is assisting the person:
a sufficient sample of the detainee's blood or bodily secretion
or excretion is obtained; and
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(b) is not civilly or criminally liable in relation to the use of that
force or the taking of the sample.
Note for subsection (3)(a)