Declaration of rehabilitation program
85A Declaration of rehabilitation program
(1) The Minister may, by Gazette notice, declare a program to be a rehabilitation program for this Act if the primary objective of the program is to change the behaviour of a person who commits domestic violence to:
reduce and prevent the person committing domestic violence; and
(b) increase the safety and protection of persons with whom the person is or may be in a domestic relationship; and
(c) ensure the person accepts responsibility for the person's behaviour.
The notice must specify the requirements of the program.
Examples for subsection (2)
1 That the respondent attend 16 weekly group sessions during a 5 month period.
2 That the respondent attend individual meetings with the program facilitator on request.
3 That the respondent agree to independent checks on the safety of the protected person while the respondent is participating in the program.
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