Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) As well as the aggrieved, a relative or associate of the aggrieved may be protected by the domestic violence order.
(2) A relative or associate is protected by being specifically named in the domestic violence order under section 21(1).
(3) The specifically named relative or associate is called a named person.
(4) The name of the named person may be specified in the domestic violence order at the time it is made or at a later time.
(5) An associate means either of the following persons if it is reasonable to regard the person as an associate--
(a) a person whom an aggrieved regards as an associate;
(b) a person who regards himself or herself as an associate of the aggrieved.
Examples of persons who could be associates--
1 a person who works at the same place as the aggrieved
2 a person who resides at the same place as the aggrieved
3 a person who belongs to the same church, club or other type of association as the aggrieved