FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2004 - SECT 4 Interpretation
FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2004 - SECT 4
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears affected child means a child whose safety, psychological wellbeing or interests are affected or likely to be affected by family violence;affected person means a person against whom family violence is directed;Chief Clerk of Petty Sessions means the person holding office as the Chief Clerk of Petty Sessions under section 16 of the Justices Act 1959 ;Director, MPES means the Director, Monetary Penalties Enforcement Services appointed under section 8 of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 ;economic abuse means an offence in accordance with section 8 ;emotional abuse or intimidation means an offence in accordance with section 9 ;external family violence order means an order made by a court of New Zealand which has been made to prevent family violence;Family Court order means an order made under Part 7 of the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth;family relationship means a marriage or a significant relationship within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 , and includes a relationship in which one or both of the parties is between the ages of 16 and 18 and would, but for that fact, be a significant relationship within the meaning of that Act;family violence means family violence as defined in section 7 ;family violence offence means any offence the commission of which constitutes family violence;FVO means a family violence order made under section 16 ;harassing means doing any one or more of the following actions in respect of a particular person:(a) following the person;(b) keeping the person under surveillance;(c) loitering outside the residence or workplace of the person;(d) loitering outside a place that the person frequents;(e) entering or interfering with the property of the person;(f) sending offensive material to the person or leaving offensive material where it is likely to be found by, given to or brought to the attention of the person;(g) publishing or transmitting offensive material by electronic or any other means in such a way that the offensive material is likely to be found by, or brought to the attention of, the person;(h) using the internet or any other form of electronic communication in a way that could reasonably be expected to cause the person to be apprehensive or fearful;(i) contacting the person by postal, telephonic, electronic or any other means of communication;(j) making unwelcome contact, directly or indirectly, with the person;interim FVO means an interim FVO made under section 23 ;PFVO means a police family violence order made under section 14 ;premises includes any, or any part of any, of the following (whether a public place or private property):(a) an area of land;(b) a building or structure (whether movable or immovable), including a residence;(c) a vehicle, vessel or aircraft;(d) a caravan or trailer;property includes everything animate or inanimate that is capable of being owned;rehabilitation program assessment means an assessment of the suitability of a person to take part in a structured treatment program designed to reduce the likelihood that a person who has committed a family violence offence will re-offend;relevant Family Court order means, in relation to an FVO or a PFVO, a Family Court order relating to access between (a) the person for whose benefit the FVO or PFVO is sought or made or the person against whom the FVO or PFVO is sought or made; and(b) a child who is a member of the family of either of those persons;residential premises means residential premises within the meaning of the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 ;residential tenancy agreement means a residential tenancy agreement within the meaning of the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 ;risk screening means an assessment carried out by a police officer of the likelihood of the repetition or escalation of family violence;safety audit means an audit carried out by a police officer of the physical and other measures immediately available to enhance the safety of an affected person or affected child and includes the preparation of a plan to implement those measures;spouse or partner of a person means another person with whom the person is, or has been, in a family relationship.