PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 43C
Requirements of non-contact order
PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 43C
Requirements of non-contact order
43C Requirements of non-contact order
(1) A non-contact order is an order that contains either or both of the
following—
(a) a requirement that the offender not contact the victim
against whom the offence was committed, or someone who was with the victim
when the offence was committed (an
"associate" ), for a stated time;
(b) a requirement that the offender not go
to a stated place, or within a stated distance of a stated place, for a stated
time.
(2) The time stated in the order must be a period starting when the
order is made and ending no later than—
(a) if the offender is sentenced to
a term of imprisonment for the offence and the sentence is not suspended—2
years after the day on which the term of imprisonment ends; or
(b)
otherwise—2 years after the day on which the order is made.
(3) The court
may make the order if satisfied that, unless the order is made, there is an
unacceptable risk that the offender would—
(a) injure the victim or
associate, including for example by injuring the victim or associate
psychologically; or