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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
sec.60Contact by lawyer not prohibited
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### sec.60 Contact by lawyer not prohibited
A condition mentioned in section 58 (d) or (e) that prohibits a respondent from asking someone else to contact or to locate an aggrieved or named person does not prohibit the respondent from asking—
a lawyer to contact the aggrieved or named person; or
another person, including a lawyer, to contact or locate the aggrieved or named person for a purpose authorised under an Act.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that a condition mentioned in section 56 (1) (b) , (c) (iii) or (d)(iv) or (v) does not prohibit a 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.
In this section—
lawyer means a lawyer who is representing the respondent in relation to a proceeding.
s 60 amd 2024 No. 5 s 49
(sec.60-ssec.1) A condition mentioned in section 58 (d) or (e) that prohibits a respondent from asking someone else to contact or to locate an aggrieved or named person does not prohibit the respondent from asking— a lawyer to contact the aggrieved or named person; or another person, including a lawyer, to contact or locate the aggrieved or named person for a purpose authorised under an Act.
(sec.60-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a condition mentioned in section 56 (1) (b) , (c) (iii) or (d)(iv) or (v) does not prohibit a 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.60-ssec.3) In this section— lawyer means a lawyer who is representing the respondent in relation to a proceeding.
- (a) a lawyer to contact the aggrieved or named person; or
- (b) another person, including a lawyer, to contact or locate the aggrieved or named person for a purpose authorised under an Act.
- (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.