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127 Object of Part
The object of this Part is—
S. 127(a) amended by No. 83/2012 s. 14.
(a) to provide for a relevant court to make orders to assess the eligibility of certain respondents for counselling; and
(b) if appropriate, to require a respondent to attend counselling for the purpose of—
(i) increasing the respondent's accountability for the violence the respondent has used against a family member; and
(ii) encouraging the respondent to change the respondent's behaviour.
S. 128 amended by No. 83/2012 s. 15, substituted by No. 33/2018 s. 27.