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Personal Violence Act 2016
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224 Enforcement action
(1) Enforcement action carried out by a police officer before the
commencement day in a proceeding for a protection order against a
child respondent ends on the commencement day.
(2) If the enforcement action that ends under subsection (1) is arrest or
police custody, the chief police officer must ensure that reasonable
steps are taken to ensure the safety of the child respondent on the
respondent’s release from arrest or custody.
enforcement action means any of the following:
(a) execution of a warrant;
(b) arrest;
(c) police custody.
Ending action etc for personal protection orders Division 24.2
M 225 Protection order procedures, proceedings etc
(1) Each of the following is discontinued and ceases to have effect on the
commencement day:
(a) an application under—
(i) section 12 for a protection order against a child respondent;
or
(ii) section 13 for a workplace protection order against a child
(b) an application under section 76 for amendment of a protection
(c) an application under section 81 for review of a final order made
against a child respondent;
(d) an application under section 83 for review of a consent order
made against a child respondent;
(e) an application under section 91 for registration of a recognised
(f) an application under section 93 (b) for the amendment or
revocation of a registered order made against a child respondent.
(2) A warrant issued under section 49 for a child respondent is revoked
and ceases to have effect on the commencement day.
(3) Each of the following is discontinued on the commencement day:
(a) a proceeding for a protection order against a child respondent;
(b) a proceeding for an appeal against an appealable decision
involving a child respondent;
(4) A registered order made against a child respondent is revoked on the
Part 24 Transitional—Justice (Age of Criminal Responsibility) Legislation
Division 24.3 Validity of past protection order action
recognised order—see section 90.
registered order—see section 90.
Division 24.3 Validity of past protection order
action