Victorian Numbered Acts

SERIOUS SEX OFFENDERS (DETENTION AND SUPERVISION) AMENDMENT (COMMUNITY SAFETY) ACT 2016 (NO. 32 OF 2016) - SECT 19

    (1)     In section 142(1) of the Principal Act—

        (a)     after "give an order" insert "or, in the case of a police officer, make a request or give permission to enter to search";

        (b)     for "believes" substitute "suspects".

    (2)     In section 142(2) of the Principal Act, after "specified officer to" insert ", or request or permit a police officer to".

    (3)     In section 142(7) of the Principal Act, after "specified officer" insert "or a police officer (as the case requires)".

    (4)     After section 142(7) of the Principal Act insert —

    "(7A)     If necessary, a supervision officer, a specified officer or a police officer may use reasonable force to carry out a search under this section.

    (7B)     A search under this section may continue only for as long as necessary to achieve the purpose of the search.".