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Family Violence Police Holding Powers: Interim Report

The commission published the Family Violence Police Holding Powers: Interim Report on 15 September 2005.

The interim report recommends:

• police should have holding (detention) powers in family violence situations
• police may use such force as is reasonably necessary to detain the perpetrator
• perpetrators of family violence may only be held while a complaint or intervention order is applied for and served, police are putting in place measures to protect victim/s, and the complaint or intervention order is refused
• police may not hold perpetrators for longer than 6 hours
• police may only hold people aged 18 years or older
• police guidelines on dealing with family violence in newly arrived migrant communities.

For a copy of the report contact the commission on 03 8619 8619 or email law.reform@lawreform.vic.gov.au. 

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Author:	Victorian Law Reform Commission
Place of Publication:	Melbourne
Publisher:	Victorian Law Reform Commission
Date of Publication:	September 2005
Number of Pages:	52
Copyright:	Victorian Law Reform Commission, 2005