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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
sec.134FOffence to contravene direction
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### sec.134F Offence to contravene direction
The person must comply with the direction unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if—
the person is not proved to be named as a respondent in an application for a protection order, or a domestic violence order, police protection direction or police protection notice, that has not been served on the person; or
the warning mentioned in section 134C (1) is not proved to have been given to the person.
s 134F ins 2016 No. 51 s 40
amd 2025 No. 18 s 23
(sec.134F-ssec.1) The person must comply with the direction unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.134F-ssec.2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if— the person is not proved to be named as a respondent in an application for a protection order, or a domestic violence order, police protection direction or police protection notice, that has not been served on the person; or the warning mentioned in section 134C (1) is not proved to have been given to the person.
- (a) the person is not proved to be named as a respondent in an application for a protection order, or a domestic violence order, police protection direction or police protection notice, that has not been served on the person; or
- (b) the warning mentioned in section 134C (1) is not proved to have been given to the person.