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Immigration Act 1959 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Miscellaneous
51AE. Power to search person in immigration depot
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(1)
An immigration officer may search a person who is detained, or required to remain, in an immigration depot under this Act or any other written law.
immigration officer
Defined · s 2
“immigration officer” means any person appointed under section 3;
(2)
A woman must not be searched under subsection (1) except by a woman.