Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROTECTION ORDERS ACT 2008 (NO. 46 OF 2008) - SECT 83

    (1)     This section applies if a police officer—

        (a)     deals with an incident in which—

              (i)     someone (the respondent ) has behaved in a way that satisfies the police officer that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the respondent may cause physical injury to the aggrieved person if an emergency order is not made; and

              (ii)     the aggrieved person is a relevant person for the respondent; and

              (iii)     it is not practicable to arrest the respondent, or there is no ground to arrest the respondent; and

        (b)     decides not to apply for an emergency order.

    (2)     The police officer must make a record of the decision, including a brief note of the reasons for it.