VIC Husband's Ex Making False Statements to Police - What to Do?

[Fedup100]

Hi, can someone be charged for making a false tip off to police that resulted in a search warrant that ended up being a waste of time?

My husband's ex is always making up false statements to police. What can we do to stop this?

 

[AllForHer]

As much as I hate to say it, I'm quite sure this kind of behaviour is one of those things that the police have to determine on a case-by-case basis, meaning there is nothing you can really do to stop it from happening. The police are bound by law to act on situations where a person has reported child abuse or endangerment, even if those reports are in themselves suspicious. It's a 'better to be safe than sorry' approach.

Can someone else confirm this is the case?

 

[Fedup100]

She has gone beyond accusing child abuse as the courts keep rejecting her claims. By the way she is the one who had them taken away from her for almost a year due to her boyfriend assaulting my stepson. She resorted to making a false report that my husband was making drugs and had weapons from our home which resulted in our home being searched and nothing was found of course but surely something can be done to stop her from doing this? Our lawyer is pushing for a mental health assessment but we are still waiting to go back to court for that. In my opinion she should be charged for making a false report and wasting police resources and time

 

[AllForHer]

That is my opinion, too, but it simply doesn't reflect the practical reality of this kind of behaviour. The police would need to prove that she knew the statements were false in order to get a conviction.