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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.602JACancellation of police banning notices by police officers
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### sec.602JA Cancellation of police banning notices by police officers
A police officer of at least the rank of senior sergeant may decide, at any time and on the officer’s own initiative, to cancel a police banning notice.
Before making a decision under subsection (1) , the police officer must be reasonably satisfied, having regard to the circumstances in which the police banning notice was given that—
the notice should not have been given to the respondent; or
the notice is causing, or will cause, undue hardship to the respondent or a member of the respondent’s family.
s 602JA (prev s 602G) ins 2014 No. 42 s 118
amd 2021 No. 7 s 54 (1) – (3)
reloc and renum 2021 No. 7 s 54 (4)
(sec.602JA-ssec.1) A police officer of at least the rank of senior sergeant may decide, at any time and on the officer’s own initiative, to cancel a police banning notice.
(sec.602JA-ssec.2) Before making a decision under subsection (1) , the police officer must be reasonably satisfied, having regard to the circumstances in which the police banning notice was given that— the notice should not have been given to the respondent; or the notice is causing, or will cause, undue hardship to the respondent or a member of the respondent’s family.
- (a) the notice should not have been given to the respondent; or
- (b) the notice is causing, or will cause, undue hardship to the respondent or a member of the respondent’s family.