South Australian Current Acts

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ACT 1982 - SECT 86B

86B—Use of correctional services dogs

        (1)         The CE may authorise an officer or employee of the Department to use a correctional services dog at a correctional institution or probation and parole hostel to assist in the maintenance of the good order or security of the institution or hostel.

        (2)         Without limiting subsection (1), a correctional services dog may be used for any of the following purposes:

            (a)         to carry out a search at a correctional institution or probation and parole hostel (including a search of an officer or employee of the Department) for any reason;

            (b)         to track an escaped prisoner;

            (c)         to patrol a correctional institution or probation and parole hostel;

            (d)         to restrain a prisoner;

            (e)         to assist a police officer in the execution of the police officer's functions at a correctional institution or probation and parole hostel.