❓ Question regarding strip searches of children in detention in WA and parental notification. The answer confirms strip searches occur but parental notification is not required by law.
AnsweredQoN 4230Legislative Council
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(1) Are children in detention in Western Australia subject to strip searches? (2) If yes to (1), is it policy to notify a parent or legal guardian before the strip search is undertaken? (3) If yes to (2), can the parent(s) or legal guardian request to be present in the event that a strip search is required? (4) If no to (2) or (3), why not?
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Answered
13 September 2016
Responded by
Attorney General representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
28 days
The Department of Corrective Services (the Department) advises:
(1) Yes
(2)-(4) The Young Offenders Act 1994 (s.196) and Young Offenders Regulations 1995 (Part 10, Divisions 1 and 2) outline the legislative provisions for searches of young people at the Banksia Hill Detention Centre. The Department is not required to notify a parent or legal guardian before conducting a strip search.
(1) Yes
(2)-(4) The Young Offenders Act 1994 (s.196) and Young Offenders Regulations 1995 (Part 10, Divisions 1 and 2) outline the legislative provisions for searches of young people at the Banksia Hill Detention Centre. The Department is not required to notify a parent or legal guardian before conducting a strip search.
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