Seizing property—general
53 Seizing property—general
The director-general may seize—
anything found at a secure mental health facility, whether or not in a person’s possession, that the director-general suspects on reasonable grounds jeopardises or is likely to jeopardise—
security or good order at the secure mental health facility; or
the safety of anyone at the secure mental health facility; or
anything found at a secure mental health facility, whether or not in a person’s possession, that the director-general suspects on reasonable grounds is being used, or is intended, for the commission of an offence; or
a prohibited thing found on a patient or in a patient’s custody or possession, unless the patient has the director-general’s written approval to possess the thing; or
a prohibited thing found in mail addressed to a patient that is not yet in the patient’s possession.
To remove any doubt, this section extends to anything found in a search under this part.
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