Prisons Amendment Regulations 2022 (WA)

296 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 11 February 2022

JUSTICE

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Prisons Act 1981

Prisons Amendment Regulations 2022

SL 2022/12

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.           Citation

These regulations are the Prisons Amendment Regulations 2022.

2.           Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows -

(a)	regulations 1 and 2— on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations - on the day after that day.

3.           Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Prisons Regulations 1982.

4.           Regulation 78 amended

(1)	Delete regulation 78(1) and insert:
(1) A search of a prisoner under this regulation cannot be carried out unless ordered by the superintendent under section 41 (1) of the Act.

the superintendent.

(1A) Without limiting subregulation (1C), the manner in

which a prisoner may be searched under this regulation
includes by means of an approved electronic scanning

device.

(1 B) The superintendent must ensure that each prisoner is

searched by a prison officer on the prisoner's
admission to prison and immediately before the

prisoner's discharge from prison.

(1C) A prisoner may be searched on such other occasions

and in such manner as may be considered necessary by

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(2) In regulation 78(2):

(a) delete "his" (each occurrence) and insert:

the officer's

(b)	delete "a prison officer shall search each prisoner." and insert:
the superintendent must ensure that each prisoner is searched by a prison officer.

(3) In regulation 78(3) delete the passage that begins with "his" and

ends with "officer)" and insert:

the prisoner's clothing and searched unless the superintendent

(4) In regulation 78(4) delete "his" and insert:

the prisoner's

(5) In regulation 78(5) after "officer" insert:

to provide advice

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.