Personal Violence Act 2016

A personal protection order may include the conditions the Magistrates Court considers necessary having regard to section 28 and section 29.

Without limiting subsection (1), a personal protection order may do 1 or more of the following:

prohibit the respondent from being on premises where the protected person lives;

Section 31 sets out matters to be considered when including a condition prohibiting a respondent from being on premises where the respondent lives.

prohibit the respondent from being on premises where the protected person works;

prohibit the respondent from being on premises where the protected person is likely to be;

prohibit the respondent from being in a particular place;

prohibit the respondent from being within a particular distance from the protected person;

prohibit the respondent locating or attempting to locate the protected person;

prohibit the respondent from contacting the protected person;

prohibit the respondent from doing anything that is personal violence in relation to the protected person;

prohibit the respondent from doing anything mentioned in paragraphs (e) to (h) in relation to—

a child of the protected person; or

any other child if the Magistrates Court is satisfied that there is an unacceptable risk of the child being exposed to personal violence;

prohibit the respondent from causing someone else to do something mentioned in paragraphs (f) to (i);

state the conditions on which the respondent may—

be on particular premises; or

be in a particular place; or

approach or contact a particular person; or

locate or attempt to locate the protected person.