sec.160ACourt may make order about disclosure of, or aggrieved’s access to, respondent’s criminal history or domestic violence history

### sec.160A Court may make order about disclosure of, or aggrieved’s access to, respondent’s criminal history or domestic violence history This section applies if a copy of a respondent’s criminal history or domestic violence history has been filed in or given to a court hearing an application under this Act. The court may order that a person must not disclose information contained in the respondent’s criminal history or domestic violence history to another person. An order under subsection (2) does not apply to the respondent. If the court is satisfied that all or part of the respondent’s criminal history or domestic violence history is not relevant to deciding the application, the court may decide the application without taking into account, or hearing submissions about, all or the part of the criminal history or domestic violence history. the respondent’s criminal history consists of 1 conviction for a minor stealing offence committed more than 20 years ago part of the respondent’s criminal history consists of offences that do not involve violence committed when the respondent was a child If the court decides the application under subsection (4) , the court may order that— the aggrieved or the applicant (if the applicant is not the aggrieved, the respondent or a police officer)— not be given a copy of all or part of the criminal history or domestic violence history; and not be told about the contents of all or part of the criminal history or domestic violence history; and if a copy of the criminal history or domestic violence history has been given to a person mentioned in paragraph (a) —the copy be returned to the court. The court may make an order under this section with or without conditions. The court makes an order under this section on its own initiative. s 160A ins 2023 No. 1 s 51 (sec.160A-ssec.1) This section applies if a copy of a respondent’s criminal history or domestic violence history has been filed in or given to a court hearing an application under this Act. (sec.160A-ssec.2) The court may order that a person must not disclose information contained in the respondent’s criminal history or domestic violence history to another person. (sec.160A-ssec.3) An order under subsection (2) does not apply to the respondent. (sec.160A-ssec.4) If the court is satisfied that all or part of the respondent’s criminal history or domestic violence history is not relevant to deciding the application, the court may decide the application without taking into account, or hearing submissions about, all or the part of the criminal history or domestic violence history. the respondent’s criminal history consists of 1 conviction for a minor stealing offence committed more than 20 years ago part of the respondent’s criminal history consists of offences that do not involve violence committed when the respondent was a child (sec.160A-ssec.5) If the court decides the application under subsection (4) , the court may order that— the aggrieved or the applicant (if the applicant is not the aggrieved, the respondent or a police officer)— not be given a copy of all or part of the criminal history or domestic violence history; and not be told about the contents of all or part of the criminal history or domestic violence history; and if a copy of the criminal history or domestic violence history has been given to a person mentioned in paragraph (a) —the copy be returned to the court. (sec.160A-ssec.6) The court may make an order under this section with or without conditions. (sec.160A-ssec.7) The court makes an order under this section on its own initiative. - • the respondent’s criminal history consists of 1 conviction for a minor stealing offence committed more than 20 years ago - • part of the respondent’s criminal history consists of offences that do not involve violence committed when the respondent was a child - (a) the aggrieved or the applicant (if the applicant is not the aggrieved, the respondent or a police officer)— (i) not be given a copy of all or part of the criminal history or domestic violence history; and (ii) not be told about the contents of all or part of the criminal history or domestic violence history; and - (i) not be given a copy of all or part of the criminal history or domestic violence history; and - (ii) not be told about the contents of all or part of the criminal history or domestic violence history; and - (b) if a copy of the criminal history or domestic violence history has been given to a person mentioned in paragraph (a) —the copy be returned to the court. - (i) not be given a copy of all or part of the criminal history or domestic violence history; and - (ii) not be told about the contents of all or part of the criminal history or domestic violence history; and