74Requirements after use of force

74 Requirements after use of force

(1) If force is used under section 73(1), a police officer must—

(a) notify a parent of the child that—

(i) the transport power has been exercised in respect of the child; and

(ii) force has been used on the child for the purpose of one or more of the following—

(A) exercising the transport power;

(B) searching the child;

(C) seizing a thing from the child; and

(b) if the child is reasonably suspected of being injured, or the child or a parent of the child requests it, make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the child is examined by a health practitioner and receives the medical attention and mental health care the child requires.

(2) If a child is examined under subsection (1)(b), a parent of the child must be present unless—

(a) the medical attention or mental health care is urgent; or

(b) it is not reasonably practicable for a parent of the child to be present; or

(c) a police officer has been unable to contact a parent of the child.

(3) If a parent of the child is unable to be present under subsection (2), an independent third party must be present unless—

(a) the medical attention or mental health care is urgent; or

(b) it is not reasonably practicable for an independent third party to be present.

(4) A health practitioner who carries out an examination under subsection (1)(b) must record any clinical observations made during the examination.