Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007
120Contravention of DVO by defendant
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120 Contravention of DVO by defendant (a) a DVO is in force against the person; and (b) the person engages in conduct that results in a contravention of the DVO.
Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 104 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply unless: (a) the person has been given a copy of the DVO; or (b) for a DVO that has been varied under Part 2.6, Division 3, 4 or 5, Part 2.8 or 2.9 or confirmed with or without variation under Part 2.4, Division 3 or Part 2.7: (i) the person has been given a copy of the DVO as varied or confirmed; or (ii) the person's conduct also constitutes a contravention of the DVO last given to the person. (3) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.