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FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2008 - SECT 38 Arrest for contravention of family violence safety notice

FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2008 - SECT 38

Arrest for contravention of family violence safety notice

If a police officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed an offence against section 37, the officer may, without warrant, arrest and detain the person.

Note to s. 38 inserted by No. 83/2012 s. 7.

Note

Section 459(1) of the Crimes Act 1958 provides for apprehension without warrant of a person reasonably believed to have committed an indictable offence.