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 noticeIf 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.