Family Violence Act 2004 (TAS)

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Family Violence Act 2004

An Act to provide for an integrated criminal justice response to family violence which promotes the safety of people affected by family violence

[Royal Assent 17 December 2004]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Family Violence Act 2004. 2CommencementThe provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed. 3Objects of ActIn the administration of this Act, the safety, psychological wellbeing and interests of people affected by family violence are the paramount considerations. 4InterpretationIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – affected child means a child whose safety, psychological wellbeing or interests are affected or likely to be affected by family violence; affected person means a person against whom family violence is directed; Chief Clerk of Petty Sessions means the person holding office as the Chief Clerk of Petty Sessions under section 16 of the Justices Act 1959; [Section 4 Amended by No. 72 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] Director, MPES means the Director, Monetary Penalties Enforcement Services appointed under section 8 of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005; [Section 4 Amended by No. 21 of 2022, s. 4, Applied:30 Jun 2024] Director of Corrective Services means the Director of Corrective Services appointed under section 5 of the Corrections Act 1997; [Section 4 Amended by No. 21 of 2022, s. 4, Applied:30 Jun 2024] DPP means the Director of Public Prosecutions; economic abuse means an offence in accordance with section 8; emotional abuse or intimidation means an offence in accordance with section 9; [Section 4 Amended by No. 29 of 2016, Sched. 1, Applied:25 Nov 2017] external family violence order means an order made by a court of New Zealand which has been made to prevent family violence; Family Court order means an order made under Part 7 of the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth; family relationship means a marriage or a significant relationship within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003, and includes a relationship in which one or both of the parties is between the ages of 16 and 18 and would, but for that fact, be a significant relationship within the meaning of that Act; family violence means family violence as defined in section 7; family violence offence means any offence the commission of which constitutes family violence; FVO means a family violence order made under section 16; harassing means doing any one or more of the following actions in respect of a particular person: (a) following the person; (b) keeping the person under surveillance; (c) loitering outside the residence or workplace of the person; (d) loitering outside a place that the person frequents; (e) entering or interfering with the property of the person; (f) sending offensive material to the person or…

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