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DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 - SECT 22 Premises access order

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 - SECT 22

Premises access order

    (1)     A DVO may include an order (a premises access order ):

        (a)     requiring the defendant to vacate stated premises where the defendant and protected person live together or previously lived together; or

        (b)     restraining the defendant from entering such premises except on stated conditions.

    (2)     Before making a premises access order, the issuing authority must consider the effect of making the order on the accommodation of the persons affected by it.

    (3)     The order applies regardless of whether the defendant has a legal or equitable interest in the premises.