PSO

Question 1

What is the purpose or intention of a PSO?

Answer 1

A PSO is used when you believe it is necessary to to take action to ensure the safety of a person at risk ad there is insufficient evidence to make an arrest.

Question 2

After attending an incident and and investigating the matter what four options are available to Police?

Answer 2

• Take no further action.
• Issue a warning.
• Issues a PSO.
• Arrest where an offence has been disclosed and there is sufficient evidence.

Question 3

what is the maximum duration of a PSO?

Answer 3

5 Days

Question 4

What effect does a PSO have on a ‘Parenting Order’ issued by the court?

Answer 4

While a PSO is in effect against any person, any parenting order or day to day care or contact agreement relating to a child protected by that PSO, is suspended.

Question 5

Who is defined as a person at risk?

Answer 5

• The person named in the order (for whose safety the order is issued).
• Any child residing with that person. (includes children of the person whom the order is to be issued against whether the person at risk is also a parent or not).

Question 6

Do police require the consent of a person at risk, in order to issue a PSO?

Answer 6

Police do not need the consent of a person at risk to issue a PSO, Therefore the person at risk can not be blamed for the actions taken by the Police.

Question 7

Who can issue a PSO?

Answer 7

Before a PSO is issued, is must be authorised by a qualified constable who is at the rank of sergeant or above.

Question 8

When police attend a domestic incident and make an arrest for a family harm offence, can a PSO be issued against the arrested person?

Answer 8

If the arrest is for a family harm offence you cannot issue a PSO. You can however ask for bail conditions similar to the conditions of a PSO.

Question 9

How long after a PSO is issued does the bound person have to surrender any weapons, firearms and/or firearms license?

Answer 9

Immediately after the PSO is issued.

Question 10

When serving a PSO, what four things must be explained to both the bound person and the protected person?

Answer 10

• Purpose of the order.
• Effect of the order.
• Duration of the order.
• Consequences of contravening the order.

Question 11

When a bound person breaches a PSO and is brought before the Court, what are the three options that the court has for dealing with the breach?

Answer 11

• Release the bound person with no further action.
• Direct the Police to issue another PSO to be served on the bound person as soon as possible. The bound person can be detained for no more than two hours to allow for the PSO to be served.
• Issue a temporary Protection Order. The bound person can be detained for no more than two hours to allow the temporary Protection Order to be served.