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Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007
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#### 8 Meaning of “stalking”
8 Meaning of “stalking”
> > (1) In this Act, stalking includes the following—
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> > > (a) the following of a person about,
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> > > (b) the watching or frequenting of the vicinity of, or an approach to, a person’s place of residence, business or work or any place that a person frequents for the purposes of any social or leisure activity,
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> > > (b1) the monitoring or tracking of a person’s activities, communications or movements—
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> > > > (i) whether by using technology or in another way, and
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> > > > (ii) whether or not the monitoring or tracking involves contacting or otherwise approaching the person,
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> > > (c) contacting or otherwise approaching a person using the internet or any other technologically assisted means.
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> > (2) For the purpose of determining whether a person’s conduct amounts to stalking, a court may have regard to any pattern of violence (especially violence constituting a domestic violence offence) in the person’s behaviour.
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> **s 8:** Am 2018 No 84, Sch 1 \[3\]; 2024 No 59, Sch 1\[3\].