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Section 29 - Personal Violence Act 2016 - Least restrictive principle — Zoe

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29 Least restrictive principle A court must ensure the conditions included in a protection order are the least restrictive of the personal rights and liberties of the respondent as possible that still achieve the objects of this Act and give effect to section 28.

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