Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008
sec.43ANotice about police protection direction
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sec.43A Notice about police protection direction
This section applies if— a police protection direction is issued; and either or both of the following apply— the relevant domestic violence occurred in a welfare reform community area; the police commissioner becomes aware that the respondent lives, or at any time after the start day has lived, in a welfare reform community area. The police commissioner must give the commission a notice that states— the day on which the police protection direction was issued; and the conditions (if any) of the police protection direction; and the name and address of the respondent; and information that identifies— the place where the relevant domestic violence occurred; and if subsection (1) (b) (ii) applies, the place in a welfare reform community area where the respondent lives or has lived. The police commissioner must give the notice as soon as practicable, but not more than 10 business days, after the later of the following happens— the police protection direction is issued; the police commissioner becomes aware that the respondent lives, or at any time after the start day has lived, in a welfare reform community area. In this section— police protection direction means a police protection direction issued under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 . relevant domestic violence , in relation to a police protection direction, see the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 , schedule. respondent , in relation to a police protection direction, see the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 , section 21 (3) . start day means 17 December 2015. 17 December 2015 is the day from which courts have been required, under section 43 , to notify the commission of protection orders under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 made against residents of welfare reform community areas. s 43A ins 2025 No. 18 s 59B (sec.43A-ssec.1) This section applies if— a police protection direction is issued; and either or both of the following apply— the relevant domestic violence occurred in a welfare reform community area; the police commissioner becomes aware that the respondent lives, or at any time after the start day has lived, in a welfare reform community area. (sec.43A-ssec.2) The police commissioner must give the commission a notice that states— the day on which the police protection direction was issued; and the conditions (if any) of the police protection direction; and the name and address of the respondent; and information that identifies— the place where the relevant domestic violence occurred; and if subsection (1) (b) (ii) applies, the place in a welfare reform community area where the respondent lives or has lived. (sec.43A-ssec.3) The police commissioner must give the notice as soon as practicable, but not more than 10 business days, after the later of the following happens— the police protection direction is issued; the police commissioner becomes aware that the respondent lives, or at any time after the start day has lived, in a welfare reform community area. (sec.43A-ssec.4) In this section— police protection direction means a police protection direction issued under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 . relevant domestic violence , in relation to a police protection direction, see the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 , schedule. respondent , in relation to a police protection direction, see the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 , section 21 (3) . start day means 17 December 2015. 17 December 2015 is the day from which courts have been required, under section 43 , to notify the commission of protection orders under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 made against residents of welfare reform community areas.