Personal Violence Act 2016

Enforcement action carried out by a police officer before the commencement day in a proceeding for a protection order against a child respondent ends on the commencement day.

If the enforcement action that ends under subsection (1) is arrest or police custody, the chief police officer must ensure that reasonable steps are taken to ensure the safety of the child respondent on the respondent’s release from arrest or custody.

In this section:

execution of a warrant;

arrest;

police custody.

Each of the following is discontinued and ceases to have effect on the commencement day:

an application under—

section 12 for a protection order against a child respondent; or

section 13 for a workplace protection order against a child respondent;

an application under section 76 for amendment of a protection order made against a child respondent;

an application under section 81 for review of a final order made against a child respondent;

an application under section 83 for review of a consent order made against a child respondent;

an application under section 91 for registration of a recognised order made against a child respondent;

an application under section 93 (b) for the amendment or revocation of a registered order made against a child respondent.

A warrant issued under section 49 for a child respondent is revoked and ceases to have effect on the commencement day.

Each of the following is discontinued on the commencement day:

a proceeding for a protection order against a child respondent;

a proceeding for an appeal against an appealable decision involving a child respondent;

A registered order made against a child respondent is revoked on the commencement day.

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