Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) In section 18(2) of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 —
(a) after " section 13(1)(a)" insert
"or section 13A(1)(a)";
(b) in paragraph (a), after "family violence intervention order is made" insert "or a recognised DVO is varied";
(c) in paragraph (c), after "family
violence intervention order" insert "or a variation
of a recognised DVO".
(2) After section 18(2A) of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 insert —
"(2B) Despite subsection (1), in the case
of a
direction given for the reason in section 13A(1)(b), the direction ends
and, if a directed person is detained under this Division, authorisation
for the detention ends—
(a) if a police officer obtains a copy of the recognised DVO and that DVO has not been served—at the time the copy of the DVO is served on the directed person; or
(b) if a police officer obtains a copy of the recognised DVO and that DVO has been served—at the time the copy of the recognised DVO is obtained; or
(c) in any case, if a police officer becomes aware that the directed person is not a respondent to a recognised DVO.".
(3) In section 18(3) of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 —
(a) after "notice" insert "or recognised DVO";
(b) after "directed person," insert "or a copy of the recognised DVO being obtained,".
(4) In the note at the foot of section 18(3) of
the Family Violence
Protection Act 2008 , for " Section 13 also requires" substitute
"Sections 13 and 13A also require".
(5) In the note at the foot of section 18(5) of
the Family Violence
Protection Act 2008 , for " Section 13 also requires" substitute
"Sections 13 and 13A also require".