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Property (Relationships) Act 1984
54Failure to comply with injunction
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#### 54 Failure to comply with injunction
54 Failure to comply with injunction
> > (1) A person against whom an injunction under section 53 has been granted and who—
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> > > (a) has been served personally, in the prescribed manner, with a copy of the order under section 53 by which the injunction was granted, and
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> > > (b) after having been so served, knowingly fails to comply with a restriction or prohibition specified in the order,
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> > shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction before a Judge of the Local Court to imprisonment for 6 months.
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> > (2) Nothing in subsection (1) affects the power of a court to punish a person for contempt of court.
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> **s 54:** Am 2025 No 61, Sch 2.77.