Police Safety Orders

Question 1

Who can order a PSO?

Answer 1

Any constable with a qualified constable (sgt) or above

Question 2

What is a bound person?

Answer 2

Who the PSO has been issued too.

Question 3

What is an ‘at risk person’

Answer 3

Any person named in the PSO and and child residing with that person

Question 4

What is the maximum timeframe of a PSO?

Answer 4

Any time up to 10 days.

The PSO must be served with in 48hrs of the incident.

Question 5

When making a decision to serve a PSO or not, how long can police detain ?

Answer 5

2 hrs

Question 6

What must be completed in order for a PSO a be active?

Answer 6

Authorisation from a qualified constable

Issue the order

Serve the order

Question 7

If the person refuses to be detained. What may happen?

And what arrest power may be used?

Answer 7

The person has committed a $500 dollar fine

And

Failing to remain - section 32(2)(b) family violence Act 2018

Question 8

Any bond person must surrender what to a constable?

Answer 8

Any weapons

Any firearm license

Question 9

What happens if a PSO is breached?

Answer 9

There is no offence breaching a PSO.

Although if a constable believes it has reasonable grounds to do so the bound person may be brought before the district court.

Question 10

Family violence Act 2018