sec.178Contravention of police protection notice

### sec.178 Contravention of police protection notice This section applies to a respondent in relation to whom a police protection notice is in force. See section 113 (1) for when a police protection notice takes effect. The respondent must not contravene the police protection notice. 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 notice was issued in substantial compliance with part 4 , division 2 . If the police protection notice took effect under section 113 (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 notice or about a condition of the notice the respondent is alleged to have contravened. s 178 sub 2016 No. 51 s 45 (sec.178-ssec.1) This section applies to a respondent in relation to whom a police protection notice is in force. See section 113 (1) for when a police protection notice takes effect. (sec.178-ssec.2) The respondent must not contravene the police protection notice. Maximum penalty—120 penalty units or 3 years imprisonment. (sec.178-ssec.3) A court hearing proceedings for the prosecution of an offence against subsection (2) must consider whether the police protection notice was issued in substantial compliance with part 4 , division 2 . (sec.178-ssec.4) If the police protection notice took effect under section 113 (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 notice or about a condition of the notice the respondent is alleged to have contravened.