Search of females
120E Search of females
A search of a female under this Division shall be carried out only:
by a female member of the Police Force;
by a medical practitioner authorised by a member to carry out the search; or
where there is neither a female member nor a medical practitioner available – by a female person authorised by a member to carry out the search.
Where a medical practitioner or a female person is authorised under subsection (1) to carry out a search of a female, the medical practitioner or female person carrying out the search has, for the purposes of that search, the same powers, and is subject to the same protection, as a member.
This Act’s bill:Second reading speech
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.