Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Family Violence Protection Act 2008 - SECT 36

Accommodation

36. Accommodation



(1) If a police officer serves a family violence safety notice on a respondent
that includes an exclusion condition, the officer must-

   (a)  consider the accommodation needs of the respondent and any dependent
        children of the respondent; and

   (b)  take any reasonable steps necessary to ensure the respondent and any
        dependent children of the respondent have access to temporary
        accommodation.

(2) If a police officer serves a family violence safety notice on a respondent
and the notice does not include an exclusion condition, the police officer
must-

   (a)  consider the accommodation needs of the protected person and any
        dependent children of the protected person; and

   (b)  take any reasonable steps necessary to ensure the protected person and
        any dependent children have access to temporary accommodation.

(3) To avoid any doubt, the requirement under subsection (1)(b) or (2)(b) does
not include an obligation for the police officer to provide free accommodation
for the respondent, the protected person or the dependent children of either
the respondent or protected person.