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STALKING INTERVENTION ORDERS ACT 2008 (NO. 68 OF 2008) - NOTES

STALKING INTERVENTION ORDERS ACT 2008 (NO. 68 OF 2008) - NOTES

No. 68 of 2008





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Victoria



Stalking Intervention Orders Act 2008[†]

No. 68 of 2008

[Assented to 18 November 2008]

ENDNOTES

Endnotes


[†]     Minister's second reading speech—

    Legislative Assembly: 12 September 2008

    Legislative Council: 30 October 2008

    The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to provide for a system of intervention orders in cases of stalking and for other purposes."

        Constitution Act 1975:

    Section 85(5) statement:

    Legislative Assembly: 12 September 2008

    Legislative Council: 30 October 2008

    Absolute majorities:

    Legislative Assembly: 30 October 2008

    Legislative Council: 12 November 2008

INDEX

Subject

Section

Act



    amendments of other Acts

63–83

    application

5

    commencement

2

    purpose

1

    regulations

55

    transitional provisions

56–62

Appeals

30, 31

Arrest



    applications for warrants on oath

16

    following non-appearance of respondent

18

    for contravention of orders

33

    warrants issued following applications

15

Bail

30, 48

Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

30, 31, 51, 54

Children's Court

6, 54

Costs

50

County Court

30, 31

Definitions

3, 4, 6, 30, 31, 48, 56

Entry powers

34, 36–39

Evidence

20, 21

Firearms, firearms authorities, ammunition



    firearms authorities

3, 9, 35

    possession (def.)

3

    seizure, forfeiture, disposal, return of

40–42

    surrender of

35

Interstate orders



    corresponding interstate orders (def.)

3

    registration

43, 44

    transitional provisions

62

    variation, revocation, extension

45

Intervention orders



    affected persons (def.)

3

    appeals

30, 31

    applications

11, 12, 14

    child (def.)

3

    concurrent criminal proceedings

24

    consent orders

22

    contravention of

32, 33

    duration

10, 13

    evidence, presence of children

21

    explanation of orders

23

    final orders

3, 7

    interim orders

3, 13, 14, 59

    prevail over orders under Children, Youth and Families Act 2005



51



Subject

Section

    procedure



in absence of respondent

18

third party applications

19

    respondent (def.)

3

    restrictions, prohibitions

8

    rules of evidence not to apply in certain cases

20

    service of applications, orders

17, 29

    stay pending appeal

30

    transitional provisions

58–60

    variation, revocation, extension

25–29

    warrants

15, 16

Magistrates' Court

6, 53

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

30, 31, 37, 53

New Zealand orders

3, 46, 47, 62

Offences



    contravention of intervention orders

32

    restriction on reports involving children

49

    surrender of firearms, firearms authorities, ammunition



35

Police



    definition

3

    powers regarding



applications for intervention orders

11, 12, 14

arrest

15, 33

entry, search

34, 36–39

seizure, surrender of firearms, firearms authorities, ammunition



35, 40–42

Proceedings

6, 18, 19, 61

Property (def.)

3

Registrars



    definition

3

    interstate orders

43, 45

    intervention orders

28, 29

    issue of summons, warrants

15

    New Zealand orders

46, 47

Regulations

55

Search



    warrants

37–39

    without warrant

34, 36

Seizure

40–42

Stalking (def.)

4

Supreme Court



    appeals to

30, 31

    limitation of jurisdiction

52

Transitional provisions

56–62