Singapore legislation

Clause 20

Duties of enforcement officers

The duties of an enforcement officer shall include the following:

(a)

providing assistance and/or advice to any person seeking protection under this Act:

(i)

to file a complaint regarding family violence;

(ii)

to seek an alternative residence or shelter;

(iii)

to obtain medical treatment of injuries suffered as a result of family violence;

(iv)

to collect that person’s belongings from the shared residence; and

(v)

in relation to any matter or issue concerning or touching upon the said person’s rights and remedies under this Act; and

(b)

explaining to the respondent the effect of a Protection Order.

An enforcement officer who is also a police officer shall have the following additional duties:

(a)

exercising the powers of arrest under this Act or any other written law; and

(b)

removing or supervising the removal of a respondent excluded from a shared residence where the court has issued an order under subsection 6(1).

All enforcement officers shall be deemed to be public servants for the purposes of the Penal Code.