Queensland Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2012 - SECT 169F

169F Police officer may refer person to specialist DFV service provider

(1) A police officer may give referral information about a person to a specialist DFV service provider if the police officer reasonably believes—

(a) the person fears or is experiencing domestic violence and there is a threat to the person’s life, health or safety because of the domestic violence; or

(b) the person has committed domestic violence against another person.

(2) The following information about a person is
"referral information" —

(a) the person’s name;

(b) the person’s contact details, including, for example, the person’s telephone number or email address;

(c) details of the basis for the reasonable belief;

(d) any other information that is, in the police officer’s opinion, reasonably necessary to assist the entity receiving the information to offer to provide a service to the person.

Example for paragraph (d)—

whether the person is the primary carer of children