Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) A body search of a detainee must not involve—
(a) the removal of more clothes than is necessary and reasonable to conduct the search; or
(b) the removal of more clothes at any time than is necessary and reasonable to conduct the search; or
(c) without limiting paragraph (b), both the upper and lower parts of the person's body being uncovered at the same time.
(2) A detainee who has been body searched must be allowed to dress in private immediately after the search is finished.
(3) If clothing from a detainee is seized during a body search, the chief executive must ensure that the detainee is left with, or given, appropriate clothing to wear.