Customs Act 1901

PART XII - OFFICERS  

Division 1B - Detention and Search of Suspects  

Subdivision CA - Prescribed equipment for external searches and internal non-medical scans  

SECTION 219ZAD   GIVING A RECORD OF INVITATION AND CONSENT, OR A COPY OF ORDER  

Record of invitation to consent and consent

219ZAD(1)    
If the detainee requests it, an officer of Customs must give the detainee, as soon as reasonably practicable:

(a) a copy of the record of an invitation to consent:

(i) to an external search under section 219R ; or

(ii) to the use of prescribed equipment in the conduct of an external search; or

(iii) to an internal non-medical scan using prescribed equipment; and

(b) if the detainee gave consent - a copy of the record of the detainee ' s consent.

219ZAD(2)    
If a detainee requests it, an officer of Customs must give the detainee, as soon as reasonably practicable, a copy of the record of the detainee ' s consent to an internal medical search.

Copy of order for external search

219ZAD(3)    
If an order for an external search of a detainee is made under subsection 219R(2) , a copy of the order is to be given, as soon as reasonably practicable:

(a) unless paragraph (b) applies - to the detainee; or

(b) if the detainee is in need of protection - to the person in whose presence the external search is to be carried out.