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Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007
122Mandatory sentencing for contravention of DVO
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122 Mandatory sentencing for contravention of DVO (1) A court must sentence an offender in accordance with subsection (2) if the offender: (a) is found guilty of an offence against section 120(1); and (b) is liable to a maximum penalty specified in section 121(2), (4) or (5). (2) The court must impose a term of actual imprisonment. (3) This section applies only in relation to an offender who is being sentenced under the Sentencing Act 1995. impose a term of actual imprisonment, see section 78CB of the Sentencing Act 1995.