Family Violence Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Definition of family violence
Part II PROTECTION ORDER
4 Protection Order
5 Expedited Order
6 Orders that may be included in Protection Order
7 Powers of arrest
8 Order for counselling
Part III OFFENCES
9 Penalty for offence of family violence
10 Penalty for contravention of Protection Order
11 Abetment
12 Penalty for contravention of counselling order
13 Powers to investigate and issue of process
14 Voluntary submission to counselling
15 Offences under other Acts
Part IV MISCELLANEOUS
16 Advice of welfare officer
17 Records of complaints and orders
18 Service of Protection Order on eighbourhood police post
19 Information on commission of family violence
20 Duties of enforcement officers
21 Regulations
22 Repeal
Explanatory Statement