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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
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### sec.100R Duration
A police protection direction takes effect when—
the direction is served on the respondent personally or in a way stated in a substituted service order; or
a police officer tells the respondent about the existence of the direction and the conditions of the direction.
For subsection (1) (b) , the respondent may be told by a police officer about the existence of the police protection direction in any way, including, for example, by telephone, email, SMS message, a social networking site or other electronic means.
A police protection direction continues in force until—
the end of 12 months from the day the direction takes effect under subsection (1) ; or
the direction ends under section 100ZD (3A) (a) ; or
any of the following orders made in relation to the respondent and aggrieved becomes enforceable under section 177 (regardless of who is the respondent and who is the aggrieved in relation to that order)—
a domestic violence order;
a recognised interstate order;
a protection order under section 42 ; or
a police protection notice issued in relation to the respondent and aggrieved takes effect (regardless of who is the respondent and who is the aggrieved in relation to that notice); or
release conditions are imposed in relation to the respondent and aggrieved (regardless of who is the respondent and who is the aggrieved in relation to the release conditions); or
a proceeding for an application for a domestic violence order in relation to the same respondent and same aggrieved is—
dismissed; or
adjourned without a temporary protection order being made under part 3 , division 2 .
See also sections 100Y (5) and 100ZD (3) in relation to the revocation or setting aside of a police protection direction.
Subsection (3) (e) does not apply to a proceeding for an application under subdivision 5 relating to the police protection direction.
s 100R ins 2025 No. 18 s 19
(sec.100R-ssec.1) A police protection direction takes effect when— the direction is served on the respondent personally or in a way stated in a substituted service order; or a police officer tells the respondent about the existence of the direction and the conditions of the direction.
(sec.100R-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (b) , the respondent may be told by a police officer about the existence of the police protection direction in any way, including, for example, by telephone, email, SMS message, a social networking site or other electronic means.
(sec.100R-ssec.3) A police protection direction continues in force until— the end of 12 months from the day the direction takes effect under subsection (1) ; or the direction ends under section 100ZD (3A) (a) ; or any of the following orders made in relation to the respondent and aggrieved becomes enforceable under section 177 (regardless of who is the respondent and who is the aggrieved in relation to that order)— a domestic violence order; a recognised interstate order; a protection order under section 42 ; or a police protection notice issued in relation to the respondent and aggrieved takes effect (regardless of who is the respondent and who is the aggrieved in relation to that notice); or release conditions are imposed in relation to the respondent and aggrieved (regardless of who is the respondent and who is the aggrieved in relation to the release conditions); or a proceeding for an application for a domestic violence order in relation to the same respondent and same aggrieved is— dismissed; or adjourned without a temporary protection order being made under part 3 , division 2 . See also sections 100Y (5) and 100ZD (3) in relation to the revocation or setting aside of a police protection direction.
(sec.100R-ssec.4) Subsection (3) (e) does not apply to a proceeding for an application under subdivision 5 relating to the police protection direction.
- (a) the direction is served on the respondent personally or in a way stated in a substituted service order; or
- (b) a police officer tells the respondent about the existence of the direction and the conditions of the direction.
- (a) the end of 12 months from the day the direction takes effect under subsection (1) ; or
- (aa) the direction ends under section 100ZD (3A) (a) ; or
- (b) any of the following orders made in relation to the respondent and aggrieved becomes enforceable under section 177 (regardless of who is the respondent and who is the aggrieved in relation to that order)— (i) a domestic violence order; (ii) a recognised interstate order; (iii) a protection order under section 42 ; or
- (i) a domestic violence order;
- (ii) a recognised interstate order;
- (iii) a protection order under section 42 ; or
- (c) a police protection notice issued in relation to the respondent and aggrieved takes effect (regardless of who is the respondent and who is the aggrieved in relation to that notice); or
- (d) release conditions are imposed in relation to the respondent and aggrieved (regardless of who is the respondent and who is the aggrieved in relation to the release conditions); or
- (e) a proceeding for an application for a domestic violence order in relation to the same respondent and same aggrieved is— (i) dismissed; or (ii) adjourned without a temporary protection order being made under part 3 , division 2 .
- (i) dismissed; or
- (ii) adjourned without a temporary protection order being made under part 3 , division 2 .
- (i) a domestic violence order;
- (ii) a recognised interstate order;
- (iii) a protection order under section 42 ; or
- (i) dismissed; or
- (ii) adjourned without a temporary protection order being made under part 3 , division 2 .