sec.66BCourt may impose monitoring device condition

### sec.66B Court may impose monitoring device condition Without limiting section 57 , if the respondent is an adult, the court may impose a condition (a monitoring device condition ) on the respondent that requires the respondent to wear a monitoring device for a stated period if— the court is satisfied that— the wearing of a monitoring device by the respondent is necessary or desirable to protect the aggrieved from domestic violence, a named person from associated domestic violence or a named person who is a child from being exposed to domestic violence; and either— the respondent has been convicted of, or is charged with, a domestic violence offence or an indictable offence involving violence against another person; or there is a history of charges for domestic violence offences made against the respondent; and the respondent is not required by a court or other entity to wear an electronic device for the purpose of an entity finding or monitoring the respondent’s geographical location; and the court is prescribed by regulation for this paragraph as a court that can impose a monitoring device condition; and any other requirement prescribed by regulation for this section is satisfied. The monitoring device condition may be imposed only for the period the court considers reasonably necessary in all the circumstances of the case. The court must give reasons for imposing the monitoring device condition. s 66B ins 2025 No. 18 s 15 exp 1 October 2027 (see s 66H) (sec.66B-ssec.1) Without limiting section 57 , if the respondent is an adult, the court may impose a condition (a monitoring device condition ) on the respondent that requires the respondent to wear a monitoring device for a stated period if— the court is satisfied that— the wearing of a monitoring device by the respondent is necessary or desirable to protect the aggrieved from domestic violence, a named person from associated domestic violence or a named person who is a child from being exposed to domestic violence; and either— the respondent has been convicted of, or is charged with, a domestic violence offence or an indictable offence involving violence against another person; or there is a history of charges for domestic violence offences made against the respondent; and the respondent is not required by a court or other entity to wear an electronic device for the purpose of an entity finding or monitoring the respondent’s geographical location; and the court is prescribed by regulation for this paragraph as a court that can impose a monitoring device condition; and any other requirement prescribed by regulation for this section is satisfied. (sec.66B-ssec.2) The monitoring device condition may be imposed only for the period the court considers reasonably necessary in all the circumstances of the case. (sec.66B-ssec.3) The court must give reasons for imposing the monitoring device condition. - (a) the court is satisfied that— (i) the wearing of a monitoring device by the respondent is necessary or desirable to protect the aggrieved from domestic violence, a named person from associated domestic violence or a named person who is a child from being exposed to domestic violence; and (ii) either— (A) the respondent has been convicted of, or is charged with, a domestic violence offence or an indictable offence involving violence against another person; or (B) there is a history of charges for domestic violence offences made against the respondent; and (iii) the respondent is not required by a court or other entity to wear an electronic device for the purpose of an entity finding or monitoring the respondent’s geographical location; and - (i) the wearing of a monitoring device by the respondent is necessary or desirable to protect the aggrieved from domestic violence, a named person from associated domestic violence or a named person who is a child from being exposed to domestic violence; and - (ii) either— (A) the respondent has been convicted of, or is charged with, a domestic violence offence or an indictable offence involving violence against another person; or (B) there is a history of charges for domestic violence offences made against the respondent; and - (A) the respondent has been convicted of, or is charged with, a domestic violence offence or an indictable offence involving violence against another person; or - (B) there is a history of charges for domestic violence offences made against the respondent; and - (iii) the respondent is not required by a court or other entity to wear an electronic device for the purpose of an entity finding or monitoring the respondent’s geographical location; and - (b) the court is prescribed by regulation for this paragraph as a court that can impose a monitoring device condition; and - (c) any other requirement prescribed by regulation for this section is satisfied. - (i) the wearing of a monitoring device by the respondent is necessary or desirable to protect the aggrieved from domestic violence, a named person from associated domestic violence or a named person who is a child from being exposed to domestic violence; and - (ii) either— (A) the respondent has been convicted of, or is charged with, a domestic violence offence or an indictable offence involving violence against another person; or (B) there is a history of charges for domestic violence offences made against the respondent; and - (A) the respondent has been convicted of, or is charged with, a domestic violence offence or an indictable offence involving violence against another person; or - (B) there is a history of charges for domestic violence offences made against the respondent; and - (iii) the respondent is not required by a court or other entity to wear an electronic device for the purpose of an entity finding or monitoring the respondent’s geographical location; and - (A) the respondent has been convicted of, or is charged with, a domestic violence offence or an indictable offence involving violence against another person; or - (B) there is a history of charges for domestic violence offences made against the respondent; and