sec.605Duties in relation to person detained under s 604

### sec.605 Duties in relation to person detained under s 604 It is the duty of the police officer who detains a person under section 604 , at the earliest reasonable opportunity— to take the person to a place of safety; and to release the person at the place of safety. However, subsection (1) does not apply if— after making reasonable enquiries, the police officer is unable to find a place of safety located within a reasonable distance from where the person is detained; or there is a person apparently in charge of the place of safety and the person does not agree to provide care for the person; or the police officer is satisfied the person’s behaviour or presence poses a risk of harm to any person at the place of safety, including, for example, harm caused by domestic violence. If subsection (1) does not apply because of subsection (2) , the person must be released. As soon as practicable after a person is released under subsection (1) or (3) , the police officer must enter in a register kept for this section the particulars prescribed by regulation. To remove any doubt, it is declared that nothing in this section requires a person who is released at a place of safety to remain at the place. s 605 ins 2003 No. 92 s 13 amd 2012 No. 5 s 223 ; 2023 No. 21 s 50K (sec.605-ssec.1) It is the duty of the police officer who detains a person under section 604 , at the earliest reasonable opportunity— to take the person to a place of safety; and to release the person at the place of safety. (sec.605-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply if— after making reasonable enquiries, the police officer is unable to find a place of safety located within a reasonable distance from where the person is detained; or there is a person apparently in charge of the place of safety and the person does not agree to provide care for the person; or the police officer is satisfied the person’s behaviour or presence poses a risk of harm to any person at the place of safety, including, for example, harm caused by domestic violence. (sec.605-ssec.3) If subsection (1) does not apply because of subsection (2) , the person must be released. (sec.605-ssec.4) As soon as practicable after a person is released under subsection (1) or (3) , the police officer must enter in a register kept for this section the particulars prescribed by regulation. (sec.605-ssec.5) To remove any doubt, it is declared that nothing in this section requires a person who is released at a place of safety to remain at the place. - (a) to take the person to a place of safety; and - (b) to release the person at the place of safety. - (a) after making reasonable enquiries, the police officer is unable to find a place of safety located within a reasonable distance from where the person is detained; or - (b) there is a person apparently in charge of the place of safety and the person does not agree to provide care for the person; or - (c) the police officer is satisfied the person’s behaviour or presence poses a risk of harm to any person at the place of safety, including, for example, harm caused by domestic violence.