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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
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### sec.125 When police officer must release person on conditions
This section applies if—
it is not reasonably practicable, as mentioned in section 118 (2) , to bring a person before the court for the hearing of the application for a protection order; and
a police officer has not obtained a temporary protection order under division 4 naming the person as a respondent; and
the releasing police officer reasonably believes a domestic violence order has been made, or a police protection notice has been issued, that names the person as the aggrieved and another person involved in the domestic violence for which the person was taken into custody as a respondent.
The releasing police officer must release the person (the respondent ) from custody on the conditions (the release conditions ) that the releasing police officer considers are necessary or desirable to—
protect the aggrieved from domestic violence; or
protect a named person from associated domestic violence; or
protect a named person who is a child from being exposed to domestic violence committed by the respondent.
Without limiting subsection (2) , release conditions—
must include the standard conditions for a police protection notice stated in section 106 ; and
may include any or all of the following—
a no-contact condition;
an ouster condition;
if the release conditions include an ouster condition—a return condition;
another condition the releasing police officer considers is necessary or desirable in the circumstances.
Sections 101B , 102 , 106 , 106A (other than to the extent that section refers to cool-down conditions) and 107D apply for releasing the respondent on release conditions as though a reference in the section to a police protection notice issued under section 101A was a reference to release conditions imposed under this section.
The release conditions continue in force until—
if, on an application for a temporary protection order made under section 129 (2) , a magistrate decides to make a temporary protection order—the temporary protection order is served on the respondent or otherwise becomes enforceable under section 177 ; or
if, upon the hearing of the application for the protection order, the court decides to make a domestic violence order—the domestic violence order is served on the respondent or otherwise becomes enforceable under section 177 ; or
if the court adjourns the application for the protection order and does not make a domestic violence order—the proceeding is adjourned; or
if the court dismisses the application for the protection order—the application is dismissed.
s 125 sub 2016 No. 51 s 34
(sec.125-ssec.1) This section applies if— it is not reasonably practicable, as mentioned in section 118 (2) , to bring a person before the court for the hearing of the application for a protection order; and a police officer has not obtained a temporary protection order under division 4 naming the person as a respondent; and the releasing police officer reasonably believes a domestic violence order has been made, or a police protection notice has been issued, that names the person as the aggrieved and another person involved in the domestic violence for which the person was taken into custody as a respondent.
(sec.125-ssec.2) The releasing police officer must release the person (the respondent ) from custody on the conditions (the release conditions ) that the releasing police officer considers are necessary or desirable to— protect the aggrieved from domestic violence; or protect a named person from associated domestic violence; or protect a named person who is a child from being exposed to domestic violence committed by the respondent.
(sec.125-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) , release conditions— must include the standard conditions for a police protection notice stated in section 106 ; and may include any or all of the following— a no-contact condition; an ouster condition; if the release conditions include an ouster condition—a return condition; another condition the releasing police officer considers is necessary or desirable in the circumstances.
(sec.125-ssec.4) Sections 101B , 102 , 106 , 106A (other than to the extent that section refers to cool-down conditions) and 107D apply for releasing the respondent on release conditions as though a reference in the section to a police protection notice issued under section 101A was a reference to release conditions imposed under this section.
(sec.125-ssec.5) The release conditions continue in force until— if, on an application for a temporary protection order made under section 129 (2) , a magistrate decides to make a temporary protection order—the temporary protection order is served on the respondent or otherwise becomes enforceable under section 177 ; or if, upon the hearing of the application for the protection order, the court decides to make a domestic violence order—the domestic violence order is served on the respondent or otherwise becomes enforceable under section 177 ; or if the court adjourns the application for the protection order and does not make a domestic violence order—the proceeding is adjourned; or if the court dismisses the application for the protection order—the application is dismissed.
- (a) it is not reasonably practicable, as mentioned in section 118 (2) , to bring a person before the court for the hearing of the application for a protection order; and
- (b) a police officer has not obtained a temporary protection order under division 4 naming the person as a respondent; and
- (c) the releasing police officer reasonably believes a domestic violence order has been made, or a police protection notice has been issued, that names the person as the aggrieved and another person involved in the domestic violence for which the person was taken into custody as a respondent.
- (a) protect the aggrieved from domestic violence; or
- (b) protect a named person from associated domestic violence; or
- (c) protect a named person who is a child from being exposed to domestic violence committed by the respondent.
- (a) must include the standard conditions for a police protection notice stated in section 106 ; and
- (b) may include any or all of the following— (i) a no-contact condition; (ii) an ouster condition; (iii) if the release conditions include an ouster condition—a return condition; (iv) another condition the releasing police officer considers is necessary or desirable in the circumstances.
- (i) a no-contact condition;
- (ii) an ouster condition;
- (iii) if the release conditions include an ouster condition—a return condition;
- (iv) another condition the releasing police officer considers is necessary or desirable in the circumstances.
- (i) a no-contact condition;
- (ii) an ouster condition;
- (iii) if the release conditions include an ouster condition—a return condition;
- (iv) another condition the releasing police officer considers is necessary or desirable in the circumstances.
- (a) if, on an application for a temporary protection order made under section 129 (2) , a magistrate decides to make a temporary protection order—the temporary protection order is served on the respondent or otherwise becomes enforceable under section 177 ; or
- (b) if, upon the hearing of the application for the protection order, the court decides to make a domestic violence order—the domestic violence order is served on the respondent or otherwise becomes enforceable under section 177 ; or
- (c) if the court adjourns the application for the protection order and does not make a domestic violence order—the proceeding is adjourned; or
- (d) if the court dismisses the application for the protection order—the application is dismissed.