Family Violence (Amendments) Bill

  • enacted
  • Previous title has changed
79 266 Section 22 replaced (Conditions of Police bail granted to defendant charged with domestic violence offence)

Replace section 22 with:

22 Conditions of Police bail granted to defendant charged with family violence offence

A Police employee who grants Police bail to a defendant charged with a family violence offence may impose as a condition of the bail (in addition to the condition or conditions imposed under section 21B) any condition that the employee considers reasonably necessary to protect—

(a)

the victim of the alleged offence; and

(b)

any particular person residing, or in a family relationship, with the victim.