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Sentencing Act 1995
97DContravention of order
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97D Contravention of order
(1) A person is guilty of an offence if the person:
(a) is subject to a non-association order or place restriction order;
and
(b) contravenes the order.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for
6 months.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person contravened the order
in compliance with another court order.
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(3) It is a defence for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant
proves that:
(a) the defendant has a reasonable excuse; or
(b) for a non-association order – the defendant, having
unintentionally associated with a person specified in the order
under section 97A(2)(a), terminated the association
immediately.
(4) In subsection (3), a reference to an association with the specified
person is a reference to being in company, or communicating, with
the specified person in contravention of the order.