Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Stalking Intervention Orders Act 2008 - SECT 8

Restrictions and prohibitions that may be included in an intervention order

8. Restrictions and prohibitions that may be included in an intervention order



(1) Without limiting section 7(2), a final order may do all or any of the
following-

   (a)  restrict or prohibit approaches by the respondent to the affected
        person, including prohibiting the respondent from approaching within a
        specified distance from the affected person;

   (b)  restrict or prohibit access by the respondent to premises in which the
        affected person lives, works or frequents, whether or not the
        respondent has a legal or equitable interest in those premises;

   (c)  restrict or prohibit the respondent from being in a locality specified
        in the order;

   (d)  prohibit the respondent from contacting, harassing, threatening or
        intimidating the affected person;

   (e)  prohibit the respondent from damaging property of the affected person;

   (f)  prohibit the respondent from causing another person to engage in
        conduct restrained by the court;

   (g)  cancel or, in the case of an interim order, suspend any firearms
        authority held by the respondent as provided by section 9.



(2) Before making an intervention order that restricts or prohibits the
respondent's access to any premises, the court must take into account the
following, giving paramount consideration to the matters in paragraph (a)-

   (a)  the need to ensure the affected person is protected from stalking;

   (b)  the welfare of any children affected by the order;

   (c)  the accommodation needs of all persons who may be affected by the
        order.