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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
sec.75Approval of providers and intervention programs
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### sec.75 Approval of providers and intervention programs
The chief executive may approve an entity as an approved provider if the chief executive is satisfied that the entity—
has appropriate experience and qualifications to provide an approved intervention program or counselling; and
satisfies any other criteria prescribed by regulation.
The chief executive may approve a program as an approved intervention program if the chief executive is satisfied that—
the program aims to—
increase participants’ accountability for domestic violence; and
help participants to change their behaviour; and
increase the safety, protection and wellbeing of persons against whom domestic violence has been committed; and
the program satisfies any other criteria prescribed by regulation.
An approval mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) must be in writing.
The chief executive must—
prepare, and keep up to date, a list of approved providers and approved intervention programs; and
give a copy of the list to—
the Chief Magistrate; and
the police commissioner.
s 75 amd 2024 No. 5 s 102 sch 1 div 1 ; 2025 No. 18 s 16
(sec.75-ssec.1) The chief executive may approve an entity as an approved provider if the chief executive is satisfied that the entity— has appropriate experience and qualifications to provide an approved intervention program or counselling; and satisfies any other criteria prescribed by regulation.
(sec.75-ssec.2) The chief executive may approve a program as an approved intervention program if the chief executive is satisfied that— the program aims to— increase participants’ accountability for domestic violence; and help participants to change their behaviour; and increase the safety, protection and wellbeing of persons against whom domestic violence has been committed; and the program satisfies any other criteria prescribed by regulation.
(sec.75-ssec.3) An approval mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) must be in writing.
(sec.75-ssec.4) The chief executive must— prepare, and keep up to date, a list of approved providers and approved intervention programs; and give a copy of the list to— the Chief Magistrate; and the police commissioner.
- (a) has appropriate experience and qualifications to provide an approved intervention program or counselling; and
- (b) satisfies any other criteria prescribed by regulation.
- (a) the program aims to— (i) increase participants’ accountability for domestic violence; and (ii) help participants to change their behaviour; and (iii) increase the safety, protection and wellbeing of persons against whom domestic violence has been committed; and
- (i) increase participants’ accountability for domestic violence; and
- (ii) help participants to change their behaviour; and
- (iii) increase the safety, protection and wellbeing of persons against whom domestic violence has been committed; and
- (b) the program satisfies any other criteria prescribed by regulation.
- (i) increase participants’ accountability for domestic violence; and
- (ii) help participants to change their behaviour; and
- (iii) increase the safety, protection and wellbeing of persons against whom domestic violence has been committed; and
- (a) prepare, and keep up to date, a list of approved providers and approved intervention programs; and
- (b) give a copy of the list to— (i) the Chief Magistrate; and (ii) the police commissioner.
- (i) the Chief Magistrate; and
- (ii) the police commissioner.
- (i) the Chief Magistrate; and
- (ii) the police commissioner.