512Consequences of refusal to submit to search

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512 Consequences of refusal to submit to search

(a) a person is asked to submit to a search authorised to be carried out under this Division; and

(b) the person does not submit to the search.

(2) A youth justice custodial officer may—

(a) prohibit the person from entering the youth justice custodial centre; or

(b) if the person is in the youth justice custodial centre, order the person to leave the centre immediately.

(3) A person must obey an order under subsection (2).

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