sec.100QExplanation

### sec.100Q Explanation This section applies if a police officer— serves a police protection direction on a respondent; or tells a respondent about a police protection direction as mentioned in section 100R (1) (b) ; or gives a copy of a police protection direction to an aggrieved; or gives a copy of a police protection direction to a parent of a child as required under section 188 . The police officer must— explain to the person— the police protection direction; and the grounds on which the police officer who issued the direction reasonably believed that domestic violence had been committed; and the reasons the police officer who issued the direction imposed the conditions of the direction; and take reasonable steps to ensure the person understands the nature and consequences of the direction. Without limiting subsection (2) , the police officer must explain— the purpose and effect of the direction, including, for example, that— the direction may be enforceable in other States and New Zealand without further notice to the respondent; and if the respondent has a weapons licence, or is a body’s representative as mentioned in the Weapons Act , section 10 (3) , the licence or endorsement as the body’s representative is dealt with by the Weapons Act , section 28A ; and under section 83 (2) , a person against whom a police protection direction is issued is not exempt from the Weapons Act , despite the Weapons Act , section 2 ; and the duration of the direction; and the conditions of the direction, including the behaviour the respondent is prohibited from engaging in under the conditions; and the type of behaviour that constitutes domestic violence; and See the examples of the type of behaviour that constitutes domestic violence in sections 8 , 11 and 12 , which define the terms domestic violence , emotional or psychological abuse and economic abuse . the consequences of the respondent contravening the direction; and that the aggrieved can not consent to the respondent contravening the direction; and the right of the respondent or aggrieved to seek a review of the direction by the police commissioner under subdivision 4 or a Magistrates Court under subdivision 5 , how to seek the review and the possible decisions that could be made on the review; and that the issue of the direction does not prevent the respondent or aggrieved from applying for a protection order under part 3 , division 1 ; and any other matter prescribed by regulation. Failure to comply with this section does not invalidate or otherwise affect a police protection direction. s 100Q ins 2025 No. 18 s 19 (sec.100Q-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer— serves a police protection direction on a respondent; or tells a respondent about a police protection direction as mentioned in section 100R (1) (b) ; or gives a copy of a police protection direction to an aggrieved; or gives a copy of a police protection direction to a parent of a child as required under section 188 . (sec.100Q-ssec.2) The police officer must— explain to the person— the police protection direction; and the grounds on which the police officer who issued the direction reasonably believed that domestic violence had been committed; and the reasons the police officer who issued the direction imposed the conditions of the direction; and take reasonable steps to ensure the person understands the nature and consequences of the direction. (sec.100Q-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) , the police officer must explain— the purpose and effect of the direction, including, for example, that— the direction may be enforceable in other States and New Zealand without further notice to the respondent; and if the respondent has a weapons licence, or is a body’s representative as mentioned in the Weapons Act , section 10 (3) , the licence or endorsement as the body’s representative is dealt with by the Weapons Act , section 28A ; and under section 83 (2) , a person against whom a police protection direction is issued is not exempt from the Weapons Act , despite the Weapons Act , section 2 ; and the duration of the direction; and the conditions of the direction, including the behaviour the respondent is prohibited from engaging in under the conditions; and the type of behaviour that constitutes domestic violence; and See the examples of the type of behaviour that constitutes domestic violence in sections 8 , 11 and 12 , which define the terms domestic violence , emotional or psychological abuse and economic abuse . the consequences of the respondent contravening the direction; and that the aggrieved can not consent to the respondent contravening the direction; and the right of the respondent or aggrieved to seek a review of the direction by the police commissioner under subdivision 4 or a Magistrates Court under subdivision 5 , how to seek the review and the possible decisions that could be made on the review; and that the issue of the direction does not prevent the respondent or aggrieved from applying for a protection order under part 3 , division 1 ; and any other matter prescribed by regulation. (sec.100Q-ssec.4) Failure to comply with this section does not invalidate or otherwise affect a police protection direction. - (a) serves a police protection direction on a respondent; or - (b) tells a respondent about a police protection direction as mentioned in section 100R (1) (b) ; or - (c) gives a copy of a police protection direction to an aggrieved; or - (d) gives a copy of a police protection direction to a parent of a child as required under section 188 . - (a) explain to the person— (i) the police protection direction; and (ii) the grounds on which the police officer who issued the direction reasonably believed that domestic violence had been committed; and (iii) the reasons the police officer who issued the direction imposed the conditions of the direction; and - (i) the police protection direction; and - (ii) the grounds on which the police officer who issued the direction reasonably believed that domestic violence had been committed; and - (iii) the reasons the police officer who issued the direction imposed the conditions of the direction; and - (b) take reasonable steps to ensure the person understands the nature and consequences of the direction. - (i) the police protection direction; and - (ii) the grounds on which the police officer who issued the direction reasonably believed that domestic violence had been committed; and - (iii) the reasons the police officer who issued the direction imposed the conditions of the direction; and - (a) the purpose and effect of the direction, including, for example, that— (i) the direction may be enforceable in other States and New Zealand without further notice to the respondent; and (ii) if the respondent has a weapons licence, or is a body’s representative as mentioned in the Weapons Act , section 10 (3) , the licence or endorsement as the body’s representative is dealt with by the Weapons Act , section 28A ; and (iii) under section 83 (2) , a person against whom a police protection direction is issued is not exempt from the Weapons Act , despite the Weapons Act , section 2 ; and - (i) the direction may be enforceable in other States and New Zealand without further notice to the respondent; and - (ii) if the respondent has a weapons licence, or is a body’s representative as mentioned in the Weapons Act , section 10 (3) , the licence or endorsement as the body’s representative is dealt with by the Weapons Act , section 28A ; and - (iii) under section 83 (2) , a person against whom a police protection direction is issued is not exempt from the Weapons Act , despite the Weapons Act , section 2 ; and - (b) the duration of the direction; and - (c) the conditions of the direction, including the behaviour the respondent is prohibited from engaging in under the conditions; and - (d) the type of behaviour that constitutes domestic violence; and Note— See the examples of the type of behaviour that constitutes domestic violence in sections 8 , 11 and 12 , which define the terms domestic violence , emotional or psychological abuse and economic abuse . - (e) the consequences of the respondent contravening the direction; and - (f) that the aggrieved can not consent to the respondent contravening the direction; and - (g) the right of the respondent or aggrieved to seek a review of the direction by the police commissioner under subdivision 4 or a Magistrates Court under subdivision 5 , how to seek the review and the possible decisions that could be made on the review; and - (h) that the issue of the direction does not prevent the respondent or aggrieved from applying for a protection order under part 3 , division 1 ; and - (i) any other matter prescribed by regulation. - (i) the direction may be enforceable in other States and New Zealand without further notice to the respondent; and - (ii) if the respondent has a weapons licence, or is a body’s representative as mentioned in the Weapons Act , section 10 (3) , the licence or endorsement as the body’s representative is dealt with by the Weapons Act , section 28A ; and - (iii) under section 83 (2) , a person against whom a police protection direction is issued is not exempt from the Weapons Act , despite the Weapons Act , section 2 ; and