Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01162:clause:1_23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01162
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 23
Character Range: 6464–7604

23  After subsection 25(4)
Insert:

Personal searches may be specified

 (4A) The Minister may also specify any of the following things if he or she considers it appropriate in the circumstances:
 (a) conducting an ordinary search or a frisk search of a person if:
 (i) the person is at or near the subject premises when the warrant is executed; and
 (ii) there is reasonable cause to believe that the person has on his or her person records or other things relevant to the security matter;
 (b) inspecting or otherwise examining any records or other things so found, and making copies or transcripts of any such record or other thing that appears to be relevant to the collection of intelligence by the Organisation in accordance with this Act;
 (c) removing and retaining for such time as is reasonable any record or other thing so found, for the purposes of:
 (i) inspecting or examining it; and
 (ii) in the case of a record—making copies or transcripts of it, in accordance with the warrant.

Certain personal searches not authorised

 (4B) Subsection (4A) does not authorise a strip search or a search of a person's body cavities.