Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) In this Division:
(a) in relation to family violence committed against an adult:
(i) a person registered as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory providing for the registration of medical practitioners; or
(ii) a person registered as a psychologist under a law of a State or Territory providing for the registration of psychologists; or
(iii) a person who:
(A) is a registered nurse within the meaning of section 3 of the Health Insurance Act 1973 ; and
(B) is performing the duties of a registered nurse; or
(iv) a person who:
(A) is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers or is recognised by that Association as a person who is eligible to be a member of that Association; and
(B) is performing the duties of a social worker; or
(v) a person who is a family consultant under the Family Law Act 1975 ; or
(vi) a person holding a position of a kind described in subregulation (2); or
(b) in relation to family violence committed against a child:
(i) a person referred to in paragraph (a); or
(ii) an officer of the child welfare or child protection authorities of a State or Territory.
"independent expert" means a person who:
(a) is suitably qualified to make independent assessments of non‑judicially determined claims of family violence; and
(b) is employed by, or contracted to provide services to, an organisation that is specified, in a Gazette Notice for this definition, for the purpose of making independent assessments of non‑judicially determined claims of family violence.
"non-judicially determined claim of family violence" has the meaning given by subregulations 1.23 (8) and (9).
"relevant family violence" means conduct, whether actual or threatened, towards:
(a) the alleged victim; or
(b) a member of the family unit of the alleged victim; or
(c) a member of the family unit of the alleged perpetrator; or
(d) the property of the alleged victim; or
(e) the property of a member of the family unit of the alleged victim; or
(f) the property of a member of the family unit of the alleged perpetrator;
that causes the alleged victim to reasonably fear for, or to be reasonably apprehensive about, his or her own wellbeing or safety.
"statutory declaration" means a statutory declaration under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959 .
"violence" includes a threat of violence.
(2) The positions referred to in subparagraph (a) (vi) of the definition of competent person in subregulation (1) are:
(a) manager or coordinator of:
(i) a women's refuge; or
(ii) a crisis and counselling service that specialises in family violence; or
(b) a position with:
(i) decision‑making responsibility for:
(A) a women's refuge; or
(B) a crisis and counselling service that specialises in family violence;
that has a collective decision‑making structure; and
(ii) responsibility for matters concerning family violence within the operations of that refuge or crisis and counselling service.