(1) A domestic violence termination notice must specify a termination date
that is on or after the day on which the notice is given and, in the case of a
fixed term agreement, may specify a day before the end of the fixed term.
(2)
A domestic violence termination noticegiven to the landlord must have annexed
to it one of the following documents relating to the relevant domestic
violence offender--
(a) a copy of the certificate of conviction in proceedings
against the relevant domestic violence offender for the
domestic violence offence,
(b) a copy of the relevant DVO made against the
relevant domestic violence offender,
(c) a copy of the relevant injunction
granted under section 68B or 114 of the Family Law Act 1975of the
Commonwealth in favour of the tenant or co-tenant in proceedings against the
relevant domestic violence offender,
(d) a declaration made by a competent
person that--
(i) is in the form prescribed by the regulations, and
(ii)
contains the matters prescribed by the regulations.
(2A) A competent person
is authorised to collect, hold, use and disclose personal information about a
relevant domestic violence offender that the competent person requires for the
purposes of making a declaration under subsection (2)(d).
(3) A person must
not, at any time, use or disclose any document, or any information contained
in any document, referred to in subsection (2) except in accordance with this
Division, unless the person is permitted or compelled by law to disclose the
document or information.
: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
(4) A person
who has in the person's possession pursuant to this Division a document
referred to in subsection (2) must ensure that the document is stored and
disposed of securely.
(5) The competent person who gives a declaration under
subsection (2)(d) must be a person with whom the tenant or co-tenant giving
the domestic violence termination notice, or a dependent child, has consulted
in the course of the competent person's professional practice.
