sec.67FBReasonable excuse defence for contravening offender prohibition order

### sec.67FB Reasonable excuse defence for contravening offender prohibition order When deciding whether a respondent had a reasonable excuse for contravening section 67FA (1) or (4) , the court must have regard to— the respondent’s age; and whether the respondent had, at the time of the contravention, a disability that affected the respondent’s ability to understand, or to comply with, the offender prohibition order or registered corresponding order; and whether the form of notice given to the respondent about the offender prohibition order or registered corresponding order was adequate to inform the respondent of the respondent’s obligations under the order, having regard to the respondent’s circumstances; and any other matter the court considers appropriate. s 67FB (prev s 77E) ins 2017 No. 14 s 36 amd 2023 No. 21 s 38(1)–(2) reloc and renum 2023 No. 21 s 38 (3) - (a) the respondent’s age; and - (b) whether the respondent had, at the time of the contravention, a disability that affected the respondent’s ability to understand, or to comply with, the offender prohibition order or registered corresponding order; and - (c) whether the form of notice given to the respondent about the offender prohibition order or registered corresponding order was adequate to inform the respondent of the respondent’s obligations under the order, having regard to the respondent’s circumstances; and - (d) any other matter the court considers appropriate.