sec.177AContravention of a police protection direction

### sec.177A Contravention of a police protection direction This section applies to a respondent in relation to whom a police protection direction is in force. See section 100R (1) for when a police protection direction takes effect. The respondent must not contravene the police protection direction. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment. A court hearing proceedings for the prosecution of an offence against subsection (2) must consider whether the police protection direction was issued in substantial compliance with part 4 , division 1A . If the police protection direction took effect under section 100R (1) (b) , the prosecution bears the onus of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the respondent has been told by a police officer about the existence of a police protection direction or about a condition of the direction the respondent is alleged to have contravened. s 177A ins 2025 No. 18 s 31 (sec.177A-ssec.1) This section applies to a respondent in relation to whom a police protection direction is in force. See section 100R (1) for when a police protection direction takes effect. (sec.177A-ssec.2) The respondent must not contravene the police protection direction. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment. (sec.177A-ssec.3) A court hearing proceedings for the prosecution of an offence against subsection (2) must consider whether the police protection direction was issued in substantial compliance with part 4 , division 1A . (sec.177A-ssec.4) If the police protection direction took effect under section 100R (1) (b) , the prosecution bears the onus of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the respondent has been told by a police officer about the existence of a police protection direction or about a condition of the direction the respondent is alleged to have contravened.