Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Family Violence Protection Act 2008 - SECT 81

Conditions to be included in family violence intervention order

81. Conditions to be included in family violence intervention order



(1) The court may include in a family violence intervention order any
conditions that appear to the court necessary or desirable in the
circumstances.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a family violence intervention order may
include conditions-

   (a)  prohibiting the respondent from committing family violence against the
        protected person; and

   (b)  excluding the respondent from the protected person's residence in
        accordance with section 82 or 83; and

   (c)  relating to the use of personal property in accordance with section
        86; and

   (d)  prohibiting the respondent from approaching, telephoning or otherwise
        contacting the protected person, unless in the company of a police
        officer or a specified person; and

Examples 1. Emailing the protected person. 2. Sending text messages to the
protected person.

   (e)  prohibiting the respondent from being anywhere within a specified
        distance of the protected person or a specified place, including the
        place where the protected person lives; and

   (f)  prohibiting the respondent from causing another person to engage in
        conduct prohibited by the order; and

   (g)  revoking or suspending a weapons approval held by the respondent or a
        weapons exemption applying to the respondent as provided by section
        95; and

   (h)  cancelling or suspending the respondent's firearms authority as
        provided by section 95.