Powers in relation to staff members of visitable sites
76 Powers in relation to staff members of visitable sites
After entering a visitable site, a child advocacy officer may do any of the following—
have access to a child staying at the site;
talk with a child staying at the site, out of the hearing of staff members of the site and other persons at the site;
at any reasonable time, require a staff member of the site to give the officer reasonable help, if it is practicable to give the help, to exercise the officer’s powers under paragraph (a) or (b).
A staff member must comply with a requirement under subsection (1)(c), unless the staff member has a reasonable excuse.Maximum penalty for subsection (2)—40 penalty units.
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