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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
sec.192AReview of police protection directions provisions
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### sec.192A Review of police protection directions provisions
The Minister must ensure the operation of the police protection direction provisions is reviewed as soon as practicable after the day that is 2 years after the commencement.
The review must include a review of—
whether police protection directions have been effective in improving the safety, protection and wellbeing of people who fear or experience domestic violence; and
whether the issuing of police protection directions has had any impact on courts in relation to civil or criminal proceedings about domestic violence; and
whether the police protection directions provisions—
have improved the efficiency of the exercise of police powers under this Act; and
remain appropriate.
The Minister must, as soon as practicable after the review is finished, table in the Legislative Assembly a report on the outcome of the review.
In this section—
police protection directions provisions means the provisions of this Act about police protection directions.
s 192A ins 2025 No. 18 s 38
(sec.192A-ssec.1) The Minister must ensure the operation of the police protection direction provisions is reviewed as soon as practicable after the day that is 2 years after the commencement.
(sec.192A-ssec.2) The review must include a review of— whether police protection directions have been effective in improving the safety, protection and wellbeing of people who fear or experience domestic violence; and whether the issuing of police protection directions has had any impact on courts in relation to civil or criminal proceedings about domestic violence; and whether the police protection directions provisions— have improved the efficiency of the exercise of police powers under this Act; and remain appropriate.
(sec.192A-ssec.3) The Minister must, as soon as practicable after the review is finished, table in the Legislative Assembly a report on the outcome of the review.
(sec.192A-ssec.4) In this section— police protection directions provisions means the provisions of this Act about police protection directions.
- (a) whether police protection directions have been effective in improving the safety, protection and wellbeing of people who fear or experience domestic violence; and
- (b) whether the issuing of police protection directions has had any impact on courts in relation to civil or criminal proceedings about domestic violence; and
- (c) whether the police protection directions provisions— (i) have improved the efficiency of the exercise of police powers under this Act; and (ii) remain appropriate.
- (i) have improved the efficiency of the exercise of police powers under this Act; and
- (ii) remain appropriate.
- (i) have improved the efficiency of the exercise of police powers under this Act; and
- (ii) remain appropriate.