7. Other duties to be performed by the protection officer.- (1) The protection officer shall, in addition to the duties assigned to him under the Act:- (a) give the aggrieved person immediate and adequate notice of her rights and of the remedies and services available by ensuring that the information and the contents of the Act are adequately explained to the aggrieved person , in the manner prescribed in form IV of schedule I (b) Maintain a record and copies of the report or documents forwarded under Section 9, 12, 20, 21, 22, 23 or any other provisions of the Act or the rules. (c) Provide all possible assistance to the aggrieved person and the child to ensure that she is not victimized or pressurized as a consequence of reporting the incident of domestic violence. (d) Take any action necessary to provide for the safety of the aggrieved person and any family or household member. (e) Liaison between the aggrieved person(s), police, service provide in the manner prescribed under the Act and Rules. (f) Maintain proper records of the service providers, medical facility shelter homes in the area. (g) The protection officer shall scrutinize the applications and maintain a list of the counselors which shall be made available to the Magistrate. (h) Action to be taken in cases of emergency - If the protection officer or a service provider receives a telephone call either from the aggrieved person or from any person who has reason to believe that an act of domestic violence is being or is likely to be committed and in a such emergency situation the protection officer or the service provider shall seek immediate assistance of the police who shall accompany the protection officer or the service provider to the place of occurrence and record the Domestic Incident Report and the same be presented to the Magistrate at the earliest without any delay for seeking appropriate orders under the Act. (2) Duties to be performed on the orders of the court – The Protection Officer, when directed to do so, in writing, by the magistrate shall - (i) Conduct a home visit of the shared household premises and make preliminary enquiry if the court requires clarification, in regard to granting ex-parte interim relief to the complainant/aggrieved person under the Act and passes an order for such home visit. (ii) After making appropriate inquiry, file a report on the salary emoluments assets bank accounts or any other documents as may be directed by the court. (iii) Restore the possession of the personal effects including jewellery of the aggrieved person and the shared household to the aggrieved person. (iv) Assist the aggrieved person to regain custody of children or secure visitation rights under supervision as directed by the court. (v) Assist the court in enforcement of orders in the proceedings under the act in the manner directed by the magistrate, including orders under Section 12, 18, 19, 20, 21 or 23 in such manner as directed by the court. (vi) Take the assistance of the police in confiscating any weapon involved in the alleged domestic violence. (3). The protection officer shall also perform any other duties prescribed by the government or the magistrate from time to time. The magistrate may in addition to orders for effective relief in any cases, also issue general practice directions for better handling of the cases, to the Protection Officer within his jurisdiction. | 