Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Domestic violence is any of the following acts that a person commits against another person if a domestic relationship exists between the 2 persons--
(a) wilful injury;
(b) wilful damage to the other person's property;
Example of paragraph (b)--
wilfully injuring a defacto's pet
(c) intimidation or harassment of the other person;
Examples of paragraph (c)--
1 following an estranged spouse when the spouse is out in public, either by car or on foot
2 positioning oneself outside a relative's residence or place of work
3 repeatedly telephoning an ex-boyfriend at home or work without consent (whether during the day or night)
4 regularly threatening an aged parent with the withdrawal of informal care if the parent does not sign over the parent's fortnightly pension cheque
(d) indecent behaviour to the other person without consent;
(e) a threat to commit an act mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d).
(2) The person committing the domestic violence need not personally commit the act or threaten to commit it.