35Prohibitions and restrictions imposed by apprehended violence orders

35 Prohibitions and restrictions imposed by apprehended violence orders

35 Prohibitions and restrictions imposed by apprehended violence orders

(1) When making an apprehended violence order, a court may impose such prohibitions or restrictions on the behaviour of the defendant as appear necessary or desirable to the court and, in particular, to ensure the safety and protection of the person in need of protection and any children from domestic or personal violence.

(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), an apprehended violence order made by a court may impose any or all of the following prohibitions or restrictions—

(a) prohibiting or restricting approaches by the defendant to the protected person,

(b) prohibiting or restricting access by the defendant to any or all of the following—

(i) to any premises occupied by the protected person from time to time or to any specified premises occupied by the protected person,

(ii) to any place where the protected person works from time to time or to any specified place of work of the protected person,

(iii) to any specified premises or place frequented by the protected person,

whether or not the defendant has a legal or equitable interest in the premises or place,

(c) prohibiting or restricting the defendant from approaching the protected person, or any such premises or place, within 12 hours of consuming intoxicating liquor or illicit drugs,

(c1) prohibiting or restricting the defendant from locating or attempting to locate the protected person,

(d) prohibiting or restricting the possession of all or any specified firearms or prohibited weapons (within the meaning of the Weapons Prohibition Act 1998) by the defendant,

(e) prohibiting the defendant from interfering with the protected person’s property,

(f) prohibiting or restricting specified behaviour by the defendant that might affect the protected person.

(2A) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2)(f), an apprehended violence order may prohibit behaviour of the defendant that might coerce, threaten or deceive the protected person to enter into a forced marriage within the meaning of the , section 93AC or the Commonwealth Criminal Code, section 270.7A (Definition of forced marriage).