Saw build failures as the earlier PR didn't account for null condition checks. Add null checks wherever applicable in the placement_policy checks.

Callout: Today, we only support COMPACT placement policy. However, this may change in the future. Hence, chose not to update the condition associated with placement_policy check.

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