New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

CRIMES (GENERAL) REGULATION 2000 - SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 1 – Forms

(Clause 4)

Form 1 - Record of complaint requesting the issue of a warrant to enter a dwelling-house to investigate a suspected domestic violence offence

Record of complaint requesting the issue of a warrant to enter a dwelling-house to investigate a suspected domestic violence offence

Crimes Act 1900

(Section 357G (7))

I, the undersigned Magistrate, received a complaint (details overleaf) in person*/by telephone* (which was transmitted by
ofPolice Station)*
fromofPolice Station
(hereinafter called the complainant) alleging that the complainant had been denied entry to a dwelling-house at
in which the complainant suspects or believes a domestic violence offence has been committed*/is being committed*/is imminent*/is likely to be committed* making it necessary to immediately enter the dwelling-house to investigate*/take action* and for which purpose the complainant requests I issue my warrant authorising such entry.

And being satisfied there were reasonable grounds for that suspicion or belief (give details):


on[date] ata.m.*/p.m.* I granted my warrant authorising the complainant to enter the abovementioned dwelling-house pursuant to section 357G of the Crimes Act 1900 , (subject to the following additional terms)*:

Magistrate.

* Delete if inapplicable

Record of complaint requesting the issue of a warrant to enter a dwelling-house to investigate a suspected domestic violence offence

Details of incident

1

Names of persons involved (if known):

2

Location of incident (full address or description of dwelling-house):

3

Name of civilian informant and relationship (if any) to aggrieved person:

4

It is suspected that the offence of
(a domestic violence offence) has been committed*/is being committed*/is imminent*/is likely to be committed* in the dwelling-house.

5

Other information obtained by investigating police:

(a) Personal observations by police (e.g. noise from the house etc):

(b) Resident's or neighbour's information:

(c) Other information:

6

Was the investigating police officer denied entry to the dwelling-house? yes*/no*.

7

Details of denial of entry (including anything said or done):

8

The complainant requests the grant of a warrant believing it is necessary to immediately enter the dwelling-house:
to investigate whether a domestic violence offence:

(a) has been committed*

(b) is being committed*

(c) to prevent the commission of a domestic violence offence*

(d) to prevent the further commission of a domestic violence offence*.

* Delete if inapplicable

Form 2

Part 1 Record of grant of a warrant to enter a dwelling-house to investigate a suspected domestic violence offence

Crimes Act 1900
(Section 357G (12))
On[date] ata.m.*/p.m.*Magistrate, being satisfied there were reasonable grounds for doing so, granted a warrant authorisingofPolice Station (hereinafter called the complainant) to enter the dwelling-house at

after receiving a complaint that:

1 The complainant had been denied entry to the dwelling-house.

2 The complainant suspects or believes:

(a) a domestic violence offence has recently been committed* is being committed* is imminent* is likely to be committed* in the dwelling-house, and

(b) it is necessary to immediately enter the dwelling-house to investigate or take action in relation to the complaint.

Part 2 Important information for residents

1 A warrant has been granted by a Magistrate authorising the police to enter your home to investigate the matter referred to in paragraph 2 (a) above relating to a domestic violence offence.

2 If necessary, the police may use reasonable force to enter your home and any person attempting to prevent the police from entering could be prosecuted for that as a criminal offence.

3 The police are authorised by the warrant to remain in your home only as long as is reasonably necessary for them to do the following things:

(a) to investigate whether a domestic violence offence has been committed,

(b) to prevent a domestic violence offence from being committed,

(c) to arrest a person for a domestic violence offence,

(d) to assist any person who is injured.