sec.792BMeaning of place of safety

### sec.792B Meaning of place of safety A place of safety for a person who is intoxicated or who has ingested or inhaled a potentially harmful thing is— if the person requires medical attention only available at a hospital—a hospital; or otherwise—a place, other than a police station or watch-house, at which the person can recover safely from the effects of being intoxicated or the potentially harmful thing. a place, other than a hospital, that provides care for persons who are intoxicated or who have ingested or inhaled the potentially harmful thing a place where the person is living, whether on a temporary or permanent basis a place where a relative or friend of the person is living, whether on a temporary or permanent basis Despite subsection (1) (b) , a place mentioned in that paragraph is not a place of safety if there is a risk of an act of domestic violence being committed by, or against, the person while at the place. A vehicle, other than a police vehicle, is a place of safety if the vehicle is used to safely transport the person to a place mentioned in subsection (1) . s 792B ins 2023 No. 21 s 50N (sec.792B-ssec.1) A place of safety for a person who is intoxicated or who has ingested or inhaled a potentially harmful thing is— if the person requires medical attention only available at a hospital—a hospital; or otherwise—a place, other than a police station or watch-house, at which the person can recover safely from the effects of being intoxicated or the potentially harmful thing. a place, other than a hospital, that provides care for persons who are intoxicated or who have ingested or inhaled the potentially harmful thing a place where the person is living, whether on a temporary or permanent basis a place where a relative or friend of the person is living, whether on a temporary or permanent basis (sec.792B-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) (b) , a place mentioned in that paragraph is not a place of safety if there is a risk of an act of domestic violence being committed by, or against, the person while at the place. (sec.792B-ssec.3) A vehicle, other than a police vehicle, is a place of safety if the vehicle is used to safely transport the person to a place mentioned in subsection (1) . - (a) if the person requires medical attention only available at a hospital—a hospital; or - (b) otherwise—a place, other than a police station or watch-house, at which the person can recover safely from the effects of being intoxicated or the potentially harmful thing. Examples— • a place, other than a hospital, that provides care for persons who are intoxicated or who have ingested or inhaled the potentially harmful thing • a place where the person is living, whether on a temporary or permanent basis • a place where a relative or friend of the person is living, whether on a temporary or permanent basis - • a place, other than a hospital, that provides care for persons who are intoxicated or who have ingested or inhaled the potentially harmful thing - • a place where the person is living, whether on a temporary or permanent basis - • a place where a relative or friend of the person is living, whether on a temporary or permanent basis - • a place, other than a hospital, that provides care for persons who are intoxicated or who have ingested or inhaled the potentially harmful thing - • a place where the person is living, whether on a temporary or permanent basis - • a place where a relative or friend of the person is living, whether on a temporary or permanent basis