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Residential Tenancies Act 1997 Division 3.2.12
Section 177
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177 Threats, harassment, intimidation or abuse by tenant1
Section 51A (7) (e)2
substitute3
(e) any of the following is made at any time against the tenant or4
another person living at the premises:5
(i) a family violence safety notice;6
(ii) a family violence order;7
(iii) a personal protection order;8
178 Division 6.5A heading and section 859
substitute10
Division 6.5A Powers and decisions of ACAT—11
family violence safety notices, family12
violence orders and personal13
protection orders14
85 Definitions—div 6.5A15
In this division:16
protected person—17
(a) for a family violence safety notice—see the Family Violence18
Act `2016, dictionary; or19
(b) for a family violence order—see the Family Violence Act 2016,20
dictionary; or21
(c) for a personal protection order—see the Personal Violence22
Act 2016, dictionary.23
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Section 179
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respondent—1
(a) for a family violence safety notice—see the Family Violence2
Act 2016, dictionary; or3
(b) for a family violence order—see the Family Violence Act 2016,4
dictionary; or5
(c) for a personal protection order—see the Personal Violence6
Act 2016, dictionary.7
179 Section 85A heading8
substitute9
85A New tenancy agreement—family violence safety notices,10
family violence orders and personal protection orders11
180 Section 85A (1) (a)12
substitute13
(a) any of the following is made against a respondent:14
(i) a family violence safety notice;15
(ii) a family violence order;16
(iii) a personal protection order;17
181 Section 85A (1) (c)18
omit19
under the order20
substitute21
for the family violence safety notice, family violence order or22
personal protection order23
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182 Section 85A (1) (d) (i)1
after2
order3
insert4
or notice5
183 Section 85A (4)6
substitute7
(4) In this section:8
exclusion condition—9
(a) for a family violence safety notice—see the Family Violence10
Act 2016, section 13R (2); or11
(b) for a family violence order—see the Family Violence Act 2016,12
section 39 (4); or13
(c) for a personal protection order—see the Personal Violence14
Act 2016, section 31 (4).15
184 Applications under s 85A—ACAT orders16
Section 85B (1)17
omit18
protected person under a protection order19
substitute20
person who is a protected person under a family violence safety21
notice, a family violence order or a personal protection order22
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185 Section 85B (2) (a)1
omit2
protection order3
substitute4
family violence safety notice, family violence order or personal5
protection order,6
186 Dictionary, definition of family violence order7
substitute8
family violence order—see the Family Violence Act 2016, dictionary.9
187 Dictionary, definition of protected person10
omit11
protection orders12
substitute13
family violence safety notices, family violence orders and personal14
protection orders15
188 Dictionary, definition of protection order16
omit17
189 Dictionary, definition of respondent18
omit19
protection orders20
substitute21
family violence safety notices, family violence orders and personal22
protection orders23
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Division 3.2.13 Victims of Crime (Financial1
Assistance) Act 20162
190 Family violence offences3
Schedule 1, division 1.2.2, new item 18A4
insert5
18A Family Violence
Act
13ZC contravene family violence safety notice
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Section 191
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Division 3.2.14 Working with Vulnerable People1
(Background Checking) Act 20112
191 Application for registration for NDIS activity—additional3
contents4
Section 18A (1) (b) (iii)5
substitute6
(iii) has had any of the following made against them:7
(A) a family violence safety notice or a notice (however8
described) made under a law of another jurisdiction9
that has the same effect, or substantially the same10
effect, as a family violence safety notice;11
(B) a family violence order or an order (however12
described) under a law of another jurisdiction that13
has the same effect, or substantially the same effect,14
as a family violence order;15
(C) a protection order or an order (however described)16
under a law of another jurisdiction that has the same17
effect, or substantially the same effect, as a18
protection order; and19
192 Section 18A (2), new definitions20
insert21
family violence order—see the Family Violence Act 2016, dictionary.22
family violence safety notice—see the Family Violence Act 2016,23
section 13B.24
protection order—see the Personal Violence Act 2016, dictionary.25
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193 Risk assessment guidelines—content1
Section 28 (2) (e), example 12
substitute3
1 a family violence safety notice or a family violence order made against4
the person under the Family Violence Act 2016, or a protection order5
made against the person under the Personal Violence Act 20166
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Part 1.1 Children and Young People Act 2008
Amendment [1.1]
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Schedule 1 Consequential amendments1
(see s 3)2
Part 1.1 Children and Young People3
Act 20084
[1.1] Section 246, definition of privileged, paragraph (b)5
omit6
division 4.4.3 (Sexual and family violence offence proceedings—7
protection of counselling communications)8
substitute9
chapter 6B (Protection of counselling communications about sexual10
and family violence)11
Part 1.2 Court Procedures Act 200412
[1.2] Section 41 (2) (d) (vi)13
omit14
section 79G (5)15
substitute16
section 98G (5)17
[1.3] Section 41 (2) (d) (vii)18
omit19
section 79I (2) (a)20
substitute21
section 98I (2) (a)22
Consequential amendments Schedule 1
Evidence Act 2011 Part 1.3
Amendment [1.4]
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[1.4] Section 126F (3)2
omit3
division 4.4.3 (Sexual and family violence offence proceedings—4
protection of counselling communications)5
substitute6
chapter 6B (Protection of counselling communications about sexual7
and family violence)8