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38Arrest for contravention of family violence safety notice
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38 Arrest for contravention of family violence safety notice
If a police officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed an offence against section 37, the officer may, without warrant, arrest and detain the person.
Note to s. 38 inserted by No. 83/2012 s. 7.
Section 459(1) of the **Crimes Act 1958** provides for apprehension without warrant of a person reasonably believed to have committed an indictable offence.