289TApplication of Division

#### 289T Application of Division 289T Application of Division > > (1) This Division applies to the following— > > > > > (a) proceedings for a domestic violence offence, > > > > > (b) apprehended violence order proceedings but only if— > > > > > > > (i) the defendant in the proceedings is a person charged with a domestic violence offence, and > > > > > > > (ii) the protected person is the alleged victim of the offence, > > > > > (c) serious domestic abuse prevention order proceedings but only if— > > > > > > > (i) the person against whom the serious domestic abuse prevention order is sought is also charged with a domestic violence offence, and > > > > > > > (ii) the alleged victim of the domestic violence offence is— > > > > > > > > > (A) a family member of the person, or > > > > > > > > > (B) a former or current intimate partner of the person, or > > > > > > > > > (C) a person in a domestic relationship with an intimate partner of the person. > > > (2) If the complainant in the proceedings is a person against whom a prescribed sexual offence is alleged to have been committed by the accused person, this Division applies in addition to Part 5. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > domestic relationship and serious domestic abuse prevention order have the same meanings as in the [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080). > > > > family member and intimate partner have the same meanings as in the [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080), Part 10A. > > **s 289T:** Ins 2020 No 36, Sch 2\[3\]. Am 2024 No 59, Sch 2.3\[1\] \[2\].