Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2012 · s 8

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s 8Amendment of section 7

Section 7 of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in subsection (1), by substituting for the word “may” the word “shall”; and

(b)

by substituting for subsection (2) the following subsection:

“(2) If a power of arrest is attached by virtue of subsection (1), a police officer shall arrest without warrant the person against whom the order is made when one or more of the following situations arise:

(a)

when there is a report of domestic violence lodged by a person who is protected under the interim protection order or protection order to any police officer;

(b)

when the police officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person against whom the order is made is in breach of—

(i)

the order issued under subsection 4(1)

or 5(1); or

(ii)

any order made pursuant to paragraph 6(1)(a) or (b); or

(c)

when the person against whom the order is made enters into any place prohibited under the order.”.