(1) Without prejudice to the Criminal Code, a police officer may arrest, without a warrant, a person including a child, where the police officer reasonably suspects that the person or child—
(a) has committed;
(b) is committing; or
(c) is likely to commit,
an act of domestic violence.
(2) Where a child is arrested under subsection (1), a police officer shall immediately notify—
(a) the parent;
(b) the Director of Human Services; or
(c) a probation officer.
(3) Subsection (2)(b) and (c) applies where the Director of Human Services has assumed responsibility for the child, under the Child (Care, Protection and Adoption) Act.