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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
sec.189BPolice commissioner’s obligation to give respondent’s criminal history and domestic violence history to court
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### sec.189B Police commissioner’s obligation to give respondent’s criminal history and domestic violence history to court
This section applies if the police commissioner is required to ensure a copy of a respondent’s criminal history and domestic violence history is filed in or given to a court under section 36A or 90A .
The obligation applies only to information—
in the police commissioner’s possession; or
that, under a law, the police commissioner is permitted to access and give to the court to be used in a proceeding under this Act.
If a respondent’s domestic violence history includes a domestic violence order made or varied with the respondent’s consent under section 51 , a copy of the respondent’s domestic violence history filed in or given to a court under section 36A or 90A must state that fact.
s 189B ins 2023 No. 1 s 54
(sec.189B-ssec.1) This section applies if the police commissioner is required to ensure a copy of a respondent’s criminal history and domestic violence history is filed in or given to a court under section 36A or 90A .
(sec.189B-ssec.2) The obligation applies only to information— in the police commissioner’s possession; or that, under a law, the police commissioner is permitted to access and give to the court to be used in a proceeding under this Act.
(sec.189B-ssec.3) If a respondent’s domestic violence history includes a domestic violence order made or varied with the respondent’s consent under section 51 , a copy of the respondent’s domestic violence history filed in or given to a court under section 36A or 90A must state that fact.
- (a) in the police commissioner’s possession; or
- (b) that, under a law, the police commissioner is permitted to access and give to the court to be used in a proceeding under this Act.