sec.103ZContent of general direction about domestic violence

### sec.103Z Content of general direction about domestic violence The judge in a criminal proceeding who is directing the jury about domestic violence generally may, if relevant, inform the jury that domestic violence— is not limited to physical abuse and may, for example, include sexual abuse, psychological abuse or financial abuse; and may amount to violence against a person even though it is immediately directed at another person; and may consist of a single act; and may consist of separate acts that form part of a pattern of behaviour that can amount to abuse even though some or all of those acts may, when viewed in isolation, appear to be minor or trivial. If relevant, the judge may also inform the jury that experience shows that— people may react differently to domestic violence and there is no typical response to domestic violence; and it is not uncommon for a person who has been subjected to domestic violence to stay with an abusive partner after the domestic violence, or to leave and then return to the partner; and it is not uncommon for a person who has been subjected to domestic violence not to report domestic violence to police or seek assistance to stop domestic violence; and decisions made by a person subjected to domestic violence about how to address, respond to or avoid domestic violence may be influenced by a variety of factors; and See also section 103ZC in relation to the judge informing the jury about factors that may influence a person’s decision-making about how to address, respond to or avoid domestic violence. it is not uncommon for a decision to leave an intimate partner who is abusive, or to seek assistance, to increase apprehension about, or the actual risk of, harm. s 103Z ins 2023 No. 1 s 67 (sec.103Z-ssec.1) The judge in a criminal proceeding who is directing the jury about domestic violence generally may, if relevant, inform the jury that domestic violence— is not limited to physical abuse and may, for example, include sexual abuse, psychological abuse or financial abuse; and may amount to violence against a person even though it is immediately directed at another person; and may consist of a single act; and may consist of separate acts that form part of a pattern of behaviour that can amount to abuse even though some or all of those acts may, when viewed in isolation, appear to be minor or trivial. (sec.103Z-ssec.2) If relevant, the judge may also inform the jury that experience shows that— people may react differently to domestic violence and there is no typical response to domestic violence; and it is not uncommon for a person who has been subjected to domestic violence to stay with an abusive partner after the domestic violence, or to leave and then return to the partner; and it is not uncommon for a person who has been subjected to domestic violence not to report domestic violence to police or seek assistance to stop domestic violence; and decisions made by a person subjected to domestic violence about how to address, respond to or avoid domestic violence may be influenced by a variety of factors; and See also section 103ZC in relation to the judge informing the jury about factors that may influence a person’s decision-making about how to address, respond to or avoid domestic violence. it is not uncommon for a decision to leave an intimate partner who is abusive, or to seek assistance, to increase apprehension about, or the actual risk of, harm. - (a) is not limited to physical abuse and may, for example, include sexual abuse, psychological abuse or financial abuse; and - (b) may amount to violence against a person even though it is immediately directed at another person; and - (c) may consist of a single act; and - (d) may consist of separate acts that form part of a pattern of behaviour that can amount to abuse even though some or all of those acts may, when viewed in isolation, appear to be minor or trivial. - (a) people may react differently to domestic violence and there is no typical response to domestic violence; and - (b) it is not uncommon for a person who has been subjected to domestic violence to stay with an abusive partner after the domestic violence, or to leave and then return to the partner; and - (c) it is not uncommon for a person who has been subjected to domestic violence not to report domestic violence to police or seek assistance to stop domestic violence; and - (d) decisions made by a person subjected to domestic violence about how to address, respond to or avoid domestic violence may be influenced by a variety of factors; and Note— See also section 103ZC in relation to the judge informing the jury about factors that may influence a person’s decision-making about how to address, respond to or avoid domestic violence. - (e) it is not uncommon for a decision to leave an intimate partner who is abusive, or to seek assistance, to increase apprehension about, or the actual risk of, harm.