Meaning of family violence

Current

(1)

For the purposes of this Act, family violence is—

(a)

behaviour by a person towards a family member of that person if that behaviour—

(i)

is physically or sexually abusive; or

(ii)

is emotionally or psychologically abusive; or

(iii)

is economically abusive; or

(iv)

is threatening; or

(v)

is coercive; or

(vi)

in any other way controls or dominates the family member and causes that family member to feel fear for the safety or wellbeing of that family member or another person; or

(b)

behaviour by a person that causes a child to hear or witness, or otherwise be exposed to the effects of, behaviour referred to in paragraph (a).

Examples to s. 5(1)(b) amended by No. 33/2018 s. 15.

Examples

This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum Second reading speech

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