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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
sec.107ANo-contact condition
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### sec.107A No-contact condition
A no-contact condition is a condition that prohibits the respondent from doing any or all of the following—
approaching, or attempting to approach, within a stated distance of the aggrieved or a named person;
contacting, attempting to contact, or asking someone else to contact, the aggrieved or a named person;
locating, attempting to locate, or asking someone else to locate, the aggrieved or a named person if the aggrieved’s or named person’s whereabouts are not known to the respondent.
However, a no-contact condition does not prohibit the respondent from asking—
a lawyer to contact the aggrieved or a named person; or
another person, including a lawyer, to contact or locate the aggrieved or a named person for a purpose authorised under an Act.
Also, a no-contact condition does not prohibit a victim advocate from contacting or locating the aggrieved or a named person in the circumstances mentioned in section 61 (1) (a) to (c) .
In this section—
lawyer means a lawyer who is representing the respondent in relation to a proceeding.
victim advocate means a person engaged by an approved provider to provide advocacy for, and support of, an aggrieved or named person.
s 107A ins 2016 No. 51 s 26
(sec.107A-ssec.1) A no-contact condition is a condition that prohibits the respondent from doing any or all of the following— approaching, or attempting to approach, within a stated distance of the aggrieved or a named person; contacting, attempting to contact, or asking someone else to contact, the aggrieved or a named person; locating, attempting to locate, or asking someone else to locate, the aggrieved or a named person if the aggrieved’s or named person’s whereabouts are not known to the respondent.
(sec.107A-ssec.2) However, a no-contact condition does not prohibit the respondent from asking— a lawyer to contact the aggrieved or a named person; or another person, including a lawyer, to contact or locate the aggrieved or a named person for a purpose authorised under an Act.
(sec.107A-ssec.3) Also, a no-contact condition does not prohibit a victim advocate from contacting or locating the aggrieved or a named person in the circumstances mentioned in section 61 (1) (a) to (c) .
(sec.107A-ssec.4) In this section— lawyer means a lawyer who is representing the respondent in relation to a proceeding. victim advocate means a person engaged by an approved provider to provide advocacy for, and support of, an aggrieved or named person.
- (a) approaching, or attempting to approach, within a stated distance of the aggrieved or a named person;
- (b) contacting, attempting to contact, or asking someone else to contact, the aggrieved or a named person;
- (c) locating, attempting to locate, or asking someone else to locate, the aggrieved or a named person if the aggrieved’s or named person’s whereabouts are not known to the respondent.
- (a) a lawyer to contact the aggrieved or a named person; or
- (b) another person, including a lawyer, to contact or locate the aggrieved or a named person for a purpose authorised under an Act.