In Victoria, police can if they want to: Victoria Police Act 2013 - Sect 174(3)
And Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 - Sect 110 if the complainant certifies a false document.
Where it is obvious and proven that false reports are being made, the person making them should be penalised. This in no way stops genuine victims and, in fact, should help them as reports become more reliable and credible. Stops police becoming jaded thinking here's another false report to deal with. To me, policy dictates that people making proven false reports should be first warned, then penalised if it is repeated. It is the intentional abuse of the policing/judicial system and should not be tolerated, just as violence should not be tolerated.
And Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 - Sect 110 if the complainant certifies a false document.
Where it is obvious and proven that false reports are being made, the person making them should be penalised. This in no way stops genuine victims and, in fact, should help them as reports become more reliable and credible. Stops police becoming jaded thinking here's another false report to deal with. To me, policy dictates that people making proven false reports should be first warned, then penalised if it is repeated. It is the intentional abuse of the policing/judicial system and should not be tolerated, just as violence should not be tolerated.
