Family Violence Act 2004
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7 Family violence
[Section 7 Amended by No. 21 of 2022, s. 5, Applied:22 Dec 2022] [Section 7 Amended by No. 34 of 2019, s. 9, Applied:08 Oct 2019] [Section 7 Amended by No. 21 of 2022, s. 5, Applied:22 Dec 2022] [Section 7 Amended by No. 32 of 2015, s. 4, Applied:06 Oct 2015] [Section 7 Amended by No. 32 of 2015, s. 4, Applied:06 Oct 2015] [Section 7 Substituted by No. 30 of 2024, s. 4, Applied:13 Dec 2024]
(1) In this Act –
family violence means –
(a) any of the following types of conduct committed by a person, directly or indirectly, against that person's spouse or partner:
(i) assault, including (but not limited to) sexual assault, indecent assault and aggravated assault;
(ii) threats, coercion, intimidation or verbal abuse;
(iii) abduction;
(iv) stalking and bullying within the meaning of section 192 of the Criminal Code ;
(v) rape;
(vi) wounding or bodily harm, including grievous bodily harm and committing an unlawful act intended to cause bodily harm;
(vii) penetrative sexual abuse of a child, a young person or a person with a mental impairment;
(viii) any other conduct that causes personal injury;
(ix) attempting or threatening to commit conduct referred to in subparagraph (i) , (ii) , (iii) , , , or ; or