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DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 (NO 34 OF 2007)

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1--INTRODUCTION

PART 1.1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Objects of Act and their achievement  

PART 1.2--INTERPRETATION

Division 1--Defined terms

  • 4 Definitions  

Division 2--Important concepts

Subdivision 1--Concepts relating to domestic violence
  • 5 Domestic violence  
  • 6 Intimidation  
  • 7 Stalking  
  • 8 Economic abuse  
  • Subdivision 2--Concepts relating to domestic relationships
  • 9 Domestic relationship  
  • 10 Family relationship  
  • 11 Intimate personal relationship  
  • 12 Carers relationship  
  • Subdivision 3--Concepts relating to parties to domestic violence
  • 13 Protected person  
  • 14 Defendant  

Division 3--Criminal responsibility

  • 15 Declared offences for Criminal Code  

CHAPTER 2--DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS

PART 2.1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

  • 16 Objects of Chapter  
  • 17 When person taken to have committed domestic violence  

PART 2.2--MAKING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS

  • 18 When DVO may be made  
  • 19 Matters to be considered in making DVO  
  • 20 Presumption in favour of protected person with child remaining at home  

PART 2.3--CONTENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS

  • 21 What DVO may provide  
  • 22 Premises access order  
  • 23 Order for replacement tenancy agreement  
  • 24 Order for rehabilitation program  
  • 25 Protected person's residential address not to be included in order  
  • 26 Prohibition on publication of personal details  
  • 27 Duration of DVO  

PART 2.4--DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS MADE BY COURT OF SUMMARY JURISDICTION

Division 1--Application process

  • 28 Who may apply for DVO  
  • 29 When application must be made for child  
  • 30 How application is made  
  • 31 Notice of hearing of application  

Division 2--Hearing process

  • 32 Court may decide application in absence of defendant  
  • 33 When clerk may decide application for order  
  • 34 Referral of application to Court  
  • 35 Interim DVO  

Division 3--Miscellaneous matters

  • 36 Notice of DVO  
  • 37 DVO taken to be summons to appear before Court  

PART 2.5--DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS MADE WITH CONSENT OF PARTIES

  • 38 When consent DVO may be made  
  • 39 When clerk must refer application to Court  
  • 40 Notice of DVO  

PART 2.6--DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS MADE BY AUTHORISED POLICE OFFICERS

  • 41 When authorised police officer may make DVO  
  • 42 Matters to be recorded on DVO  
  • 43 What police officer must do after DVO is made  
  • 44 DVO taken to be summons to appear before Court  

PART 2.7--DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS MADE BY COURTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

  • 45 Power of court if person guilty of related offence  
  • 46 Notice of DVO  

PART 2.8--VARIATION AND REVOCATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS

Division 1--Variation and revocation by Court

Subdivision 1--Application of Division
  • 47 DVOs to which Division applies  
  • Subdivision 2--Application for variation or revocation
  • 48 Who may apply for variation or revocation  
  • 49 How application is made  
  • 50 Notice of hearing of application  
  • Subdivision 3--Court hearings for variation and revocation
  • 51 When Court may vary or revoke DVO  
  • 52 Right of persons to be heard before decision is made  
  • 53 What must be considered before making order  
  • 54 Notice of order  
  • Subdivision 4--Special provisions for variation ex parte
  • 55 Application of Subdivision  
  • 56 Deciding application  
  • 57 Referral of application to Court  
  • 58 Notice of decision  
  • 59 Order taken to be summons to appear before Court  
  • Subdivision 5--Variation and revocation with consent of parties
  • 60 Application of Subdivision  
  • 61 When order may be made  
  • 62 When clerk must refer application to Court  
  • 63 Notice of order  

Division 2--Variation of domestic violence orders in urgent circumstances

  • 64 DVOs to which Division applies  
  • 65 When application may be made  
  • 66 How application is made  
  • 67 Deciding application  
  • 68 What magistrate does if variation order is refused  
  • 69 What magistrate does if variation order is made  
  • 70 What police officer do when variation order is made  
  • 71 Order taken to be summons to appear before Court  

PART 2.9--REVIEW OF POLICE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS

  • 72 Application for review  
  • 73 How application is made  
  • 74 Deciding application  
  • 75 What police officer must do if DVO is revoked  
  • 76 What police officer must do if DVO is confirmed without variations  
  • 77 What magistrate must do if DVO is confirmed with variations  
  • 78 What police officers must do if DVO is confirmed with variations  
  • 79 Order taken to be summons to appear before Court  

PART 2.10--CONFIRMATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS

  • 80 Application of Part  
  • 81 Appearing at hearing  
  • 82 Decision at hearing  
  • 83 Notice of order  

PART 2.11--SPECIAL POLICE POWERS

  • 84 Power to remove and detain  
  • 85 Retrieval of defendant's personal property  

PART 2.12--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

  • 86 DVO may be made regardless of criminal proceeding  
  • 87 DVO not to affect other liability  
  • 88 Requirement to give documents to protected person  
  • 89 Explanation of court DVO  
  • 90 Family law orders  
  • 91 Costs  

CHAPTER 3--EXTERNAL ORDERS

PART 3.1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

  • 92 Objects of Chapter  

PART 3.2--REGISTRATION OF ORDERS

  • 93 Application for registration  
  • 94 Registration  
  • 95 Notice of registration  
  • 96 Period of registration  
  • 97 Effect of registration  

PART 3.3--VARIATION AND CANCELLATION OF REGISTERED EXTERNAL ORDERS

  • 98 Application for variation or cancellation of order  
  • 99 How application is dealt with  
  • 100 Notice of registration  

PART 3.4--UNREGISTERED ORDERS

  • 101 Enforcement of unregistered external order  
  • 102 Duration of declaration  
  • 103 Effect of declaration  

CHAPTER 4--LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND EVIDENTIARY MATTERS

PART 4.1--EVIDENCE IN PROCEEDINGS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS

Division 1--Preliminary matters

  • 104 Definitions  
  • 105 Application of Part  

Division 2--Closure of Court in certain cases

  • 106 When Court to be closed  

Division 3--Evidence of children

  • 107 How evidence of child given  
  • 108 Admission of child's evidence  
  • 109 No cross-examination of child  

Division 4--Evidence of vulnerable witnesses

  • 110 How evidence of vulnerable witness given  
  • 111 Vulnerable witness entitled to support  
  • 112 Court's power relating to vulnerable witness giving evidence  
  • 113 Evidence given outside courtroom  

Division 5--General matters

PART 4.2--HEARING PROCEDURES

  • 115 Procedural directions  

PART 4.3--OTHER EVIDENTIARY MATTERS

  • 116 Hearsay evidence  
  • 117 Evidentiary value of endorsement on court file  

CHAPTER 5--ENFORCEMENT

PART 5.1--INTERPRETATION

PART 5.2--OFFENCES

  • 120 Contravention of DVO by defendant  
  • 121 Penalty for contravention of DVO – adult  
  • 122 Penalty for contravention of DVO – young person  
  • 123 Publication of names and identifying information about children  
  • 124 Publication of personal details  

CHAPTER 6--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

  • 125 Protection of health practitioner reporting domestic violence  
  • 126 Approved forms  
  • 127 Regulations  

CHAPTER 7--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS

PART 7.1--REPEALS

  • 128 Acts repealed  

PART 7.2--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS

  • 129 Definitions  
  • 130 Restraining orders  
  • 131 Registered external restraining orders  
  • 132 Pending applications for restraining orders  
  • 133 Confirmation hearings  
  • 134 Pending referrals to Court  
  • 135 Interpretation Act not affected  
  • 136 Transitional regulations  

CHAPTER 8--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF LAWS

PART 8.1--FIREARMS ACT

  • 137 Act amended  
  • 138 Amendment of section 3 (Interpretation)  
  • 139 Amendment of references to restraining order  
  • 140 Amendment of references to interim restraining order  

PART 8.2--JUSTICES ACT

  • 141 Act amended  
  • 142 Amendment of section 4 (Interpretation)  
  • 143 Amendment of section 27 (Service of summonses and notices under this Act)  
  • 144 Amendment of section 58 (Issue of warrant)  
  • 145 Repeal and substitution of Part IV, Division 7  

PART 8.3--AMENDMENT OF OTHER LAWS

  • 146 Laws amended  

PART 8.4--EXPIRY OF CHAPTER

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