36Accommodation

36 Accommodation (1) If a police officer serves a family violence safety notice on a respondent that includes an exclusion condition, the officer must— (a) consider the accommodation needs of the respondent and any dependent children of the respondent; and (b) take any reasonable steps necessary to ensure the respondent and any dependent children of the respondent have access to temporary accommodation. (2) If a police officer serves a family violence safety notice on a respondent and the notice does not include an exclusion condition, the police officer must— (a) consider the accommodation needs of the protected person and any dependent children of the protected person; and (b) take any reasonable steps necessary to ensure the protected person and any dependent children have access to temporary accommodation. (3) To avoid any doubt, the requirement under subsection (1)(b) or (2)(b) does not include an obligation for the police officer to provide free accommodation for the respondent, the protected person or the dependent children of either the respondent or protected person.