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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
sec.100JPolice officer must consider accommodation needs
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### sec.100J Police officer must consider accommodation needs
This section applies if—
a police protection direction includes a cool-down condition or ouster condition; and
a police officer serves the direction on the respondent or tells the respondent about the direction as mentioned in section 100R (1) (b) .
The police officer must—
consider the accommodation needs of the respondent; and
take any reasonable steps necessary to ensure the respondent has access to temporary accommodation.
making, or arranging, telephone enquiries to identify temporary accommodation
transporting the respondent a short distance to suitable temporary accommodation, for example, a motel or the residence of a family member or friend
To remove any doubt, it is declared that the requirement under subsection (2) (b) does not include an obligation for the police officer or the Queensland police service—
to transport, or arrange for the transport of, the respondent to the accommodation; or
to provide accommodation to the respondent free of charge.
s 100J ins 2025 No. 18 s 19
(sec.100J-ssec.1) This section applies if— a police protection direction includes a cool-down condition or ouster condition; and a police officer serves the direction on the respondent or tells the respondent about the direction as mentioned in section 100R (1) (b) .
(sec.100J-ssec.2) The police officer must— consider the accommodation needs of the respondent; and take any reasonable steps necessary to ensure the respondent has access to temporary accommodation. making, or arranging, telephone enquiries to identify temporary accommodation transporting the respondent a short distance to suitable temporary accommodation, for example, a motel or the residence of a family member or friend
(sec.100J-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that the requirement under subsection (2) (b) does not include an obligation for the police officer or the Queensland police service— to transport, or arrange for the transport of, the respondent to the accommodation; or to provide accommodation to the respondent free of charge.
- (a) a police protection direction includes a cool-down condition or ouster condition; and
- (b) a police officer serves the direction on the respondent or tells the respondent about the direction as mentioned in section 100R (1) (b) .
- (a) consider the accommodation needs of the respondent; and
- (b) take any reasonable steps necessary to ensure the respondent has access to temporary accommodation. Examples of reasonable steps— • making, or arranging, telephone enquiries to identify temporary accommodation • transporting the respondent a short distance to suitable temporary accommodation, for example, a motel or the residence of a family member or friend
- • making, or arranging, telephone enquiries to identify temporary accommodation
- • transporting the respondent a short distance to suitable temporary accommodation, for example, a motel or the residence of a family member or friend
- • making, or arranging, telephone enquiries to identify temporary accommodation
- • transporting the respondent a short distance to suitable temporary accommodation, for example, a motel or the residence of a family member or friend
- (a) to transport, or arrange for the transport of, the respondent to the accommodation; or
- (b) to provide accommodation to the respondent free of charge.