Cross-border Justice Act 2009
21Persons against whom orders of prescribed courts are in force
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21 Persons against whom orders of prescribed courts are in force (1) This section applies to a person against whom an order made by a prescribed court of a participating jurisdiction is in force. (2) Subsections (3) and (4) apply if the person: (a) is suspected of having breached the order; or (b) is alleged to have breached the order; or (c) has been found to have breached the order. (3) The person has a connection with a cross-border region if: (a) the breach is suspected of having occurred, or is alleged or was found to have occurred, in the region; or (b) at the time of the person's arrest for the breach: (i) the person is or was in the region; or (ii) the person ordinarily resides or resided in the region; or (c) when the breach is suspected of having occurred, or is alleged or was found to have occurred, the person ordinarily resides or resided in the region; or (d) when the order or a previous amendment or variation of the order was made, the person ordinarily resided in the region; or (e) the order or a previous amendment or variation of the order was made in, or another breach of the order has been the subject of, another cross-border proceeding of the court for which the person had a connection with the region.
Cross-border Justice Act 2009 16 (4) For a proceeding of the court in relation to the breach, the person also has a connection with a cross-border region if: (a) when the proceeding is heard, the person ordinarily resides in (b) the proceeding is heard with another cross-border proceeding (5) The person has a connection with a cross-border region for a proceeding of the court for the amendment, variation or revocation of the order if: (a) when the order or a previous amendment or variation of the order was made, the person ordinarily resided in the region; or (b) the order or a previous amendment or variation of the order was made in, or any breach of the order has been the subject of, another cross-border proceeding of the court for which the person had a connection with the region; or (c) when the proceeding is heard, the person ordinarily resides in (d) the proceeding is heard with another cross-border proceeding