Offence—authorised person may do scanning search
17 Offence—authorised person may do scanning search
An authorised person may ask a person to permit a scanning search of the person if—
the person is entering (or about to enter) an event venue; or
the person is in an event venue.
Example—about to enter standing in a queue to enter a major event that extends outside the security gate of the venue and onto the footpath
The person must permit an authorised person to do a scanning search of the person.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
In this section:
scanning search, of a person, means a search of the person by electronic or other means that does not require the person to remove the person’s clothing or to be touched by someone else.
Examples
1 passing a portable electronic or other device over a person
2 requiring a person to pass by or through an electronic or other device
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