(1) If a police officer issues a police protection notice, the police officer must ask the respondent to provide—
(a) the respondent's contact details; and
(b) an address for service of documents.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1)(b), the address may be—
(a) the address of accommodation arranged under section 108; or
(b) the address of a friend or family member of the respondent.
(3) If the respondent provides an address under subsection (1)(b) other than an address where the respondent lives or works and another person living at the address advises the court that the person does not consent to the use of the address for the service of documents under this Act, the address is not a valid address for service of the documents.
(4) The respondent is not obliged to comply with a request under subsection (1).
(5) This section does not limit the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 40.
Editor's note—
Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 40 (Person may be required to state name and address)