Family Violence Act 2016
105After-hours orders—detention of person against whom
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105 After-hours orders—detention of person against whom order sought (1) If a police officer proposes to apply for an after-hours order against a person, the police officer may— (a) if the police officer is reasonably satisfied of a reason mentioned in section 100 (a) and (b), remove the person to another place; and (b) detain the person until— (i) if the order is made—a copy of the order is given to the person; or (ii) if the application for the order is refused—the police officer is notified by the judicial officer of the refusal. (2) A person must not be detained under this section for longer than 4 hours.