Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A member of the
teaching staff at a government school may take from a student at the school
any property that appears to be in the student’s possession and
that —
(a) has
been brought on to the school’s premises, or used at the school’s
premises in a manner that is, contrary to an order under
regulation 70(1); or
(b) is
likely —
(i)
to disrupt good order on the school’s premises; or
(ii)
to adversely affect the safety or welfare of persons on
the school’s premises; or
(iii)
to cause damage to property that comprises, or is located
at, the school’s premises (whether or not the property is vested in the
Minister).
(2) If a person other
than the principal of the school takes property from a student under
subregulation (1) the person is to deliver the property to the principal.
(3) The principal of
the school is to make arrangements with a parent of the student or a person
responsible for the student (unless the student is an adult student or an
independent minor) for that parent or person to collect property taken from a
student under subregulation (1) unless the property has been delivered
into the custody of a member of the Police Force.
(4) The principal is
to allow the student to collect property taken from a student under
subregulation (1) within such period as the principal thinks is
appropriate but the property must be available for collection no later than
the end of the school year in which the property was taken from the student.
(5)
Subregulation (4) does not apply if the property —
(a) has
been delivered into the custody of a member of the Police Force; or
(b) has
been collected under an arrangement referred to in subregulation (3).