(5) A prison officer may, if necessary, use reasonable force to compel a person to obey an order to leave the prison. (6) A prison officer is not liable for injury or damage caused in carrying out searches in accordance with this section. (6A) A prison officer who uses force in accordance S. 45(6A) inserted by with this section is not liable for injury or damage No. 57/2016 caused by that use of force. s. 7. (7) The Governor may at any time make an order terminating a search under this section. (8) In this section and sections 44 and 46— S. 45(8) amended by No. 16/1991 s. 15(4). S. 45(8) def. of means an area within the metropolitan area metropolitan radius of 15 kilometres of the intersection area amended by of Elizabeth Street and Bourke Street, Nos 10/2013 Melbourne; and s. 16, 31/2017 s. 5(2). includes a place where prisoners are. prison 46 Seizure (1) In carrying out searches under sections 44 and 45 a prison officer may seize any one or more of the following— (a) any thing found in the prison, whether in a person's possession or not, which the prison officer believes on reasonable grounds jeopardizes or is likely to jeopardize the security or good order of the prison or the safety of persons in the prison; (ab) any tobacco product or tobacco smoking S. 46(1)(ab) inserted by accessory found on a person or in a person's No. 45/2015 s. 4(1). possession, other than a tobacco product or a
(5) A prison officer may, if necessary, use reasonable force to compel a person to obey an order to leave the prison. (6) A prison officer is not liable for injury or damage caused in carrying out searches in accordance with this section. S. 45(6A) inserted by No. 57/2016 s. 7. (6A) A prison officer who uses force in accordance with this section is not liable for injury or damage caused by that use of force. (7) The Governor may at any time make an order terminating a search under this section. S. 45(8) amended by No. 16/1991 s. 15(4). (8) In this section and sections 44 and 46— S. 45(8) def. of metropolitan area amended by Nos 10/2013 s. 16, 31/2017 s. 5(2). metropolitan area means an area within the radius of 15 kilometres of the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Bourke Street, Melbourne; and prison includes a place where prisoners are. 46 Seizure (1) In carrying out searches under sections 44 and 45 a prison officer may seize any one or more of the following— (a) any thing found in the prison, whether in a person's possession or not, which the prison officer believes on reasonable grounds jeopardizes or is likely to jeopardize the security or good order of the prison or the safety of persons in the prison; S. 46(1)(ab) inserted by No. 45/2015 s. 4(1). (ab) any tobacco product or tobacco smoking accessory found on a person or in a person's possession, other than a tobacco product or a
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