Sex or gender identity of officer conducting pat-down search
511 Sex or gender identity of officer conducting pat-down search
Unless subsection (2) applies, the youth justice custodial officer conducting a pat-down search of a person must be of the same sex as the person.
If a pat-down search is to be conducted of a person whose gender identity does not correspond to their sex designated at birth, to the extent that it is reasonably practicable and safe to do so, the youth justice custodial officer conducting the search must be of the sex or gender identity nominated by the person.
A pat-down search of any person must be conducted in a way that is sensitive to and respectful of the sex or gender identity of the person.
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