Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) As soon as practicable after giving a direction under section 112ZC(1) to an individual under the age of 18 years, the police officer must—
(a) reasonably attempt to contact a person with parental responsibility for the individual; and
(b) give the individual a reasonable opportunity to communicate with a person with parental responsibility for the individual; and
(c) reasonably attempt to contact the appropriate legal service; and
(d) give the individual a reasonable opportunity to communicate with an Australian legal practitioner from the appropriate legal service.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the appropriate legal service is—
(a) the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, if either—
(i) the individual states (whether or not in response to a question asked by the police officer) that they are an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander; or
(ii) the police officer who took the individual into custody knows or is of the opinion that the individual is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander; or
(b) Victoria Legal Aid, in any other case.
(3) If the police officer contacts a person with parental responsibility for the individual, the police officer must inform that person—
(a) that the individual is being directed or is in custody under this Division; and
(b) of the requirements of this Division regarding an individual to whom a firearm prohibition order applies and who is under the age of 18 years.
(4) Nothing in subsection (1) derogates from the effect of section 464FA of the Crimes Act 1958 .
Pt 4A Div. 7 (Headings and ss 112ZG– 112ZT) inserted by No. 10/2024 s. 14.
Division 7—Service search warrants
Subdivision 1—Issue of service search warrants
S. 112ZG inserted by No. 10/2024 s. 14.