Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (Act 732) - Revision history

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	''Protection orders''		''Protection orders''

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	::(i) physical abuse, namely physical assault or use of physical force against another person including the forcible confinement or detention of another person and the deprivation of another person of access to adequate food, water, clothing, shelter, rest, or subjecting another person to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;		::(i) physical abuse, namely physical assault or use of physical force against another person including the forcible confinement or detention of another person and the deprivation of another person of access to adequate food, water, clothing, shelter, rest, or subjecting another person to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
	::(ii) sexual abuse, namely the forceful engagement of another person in a sexual contact which includes sexual conduct that abuses, humiliates or degrades the other person or otherwise violates another person's sexual integrity or a sexual contact by a person aware of being infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any other sexually transmitted disease with another person without that other person being given prior information of the infection;		::(ii) sexual abuse, namely the forceful engagement of another person in a sexual contact which includes sexual conduct that abuses, humiliates or degrades the other person or otherwise violates another person's sexual integrity or a sexual contact by a person aware of being infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any other sexually transmitted disease with another person without that other person being given prior information of the infection;
	::(iii) economic abuse, namely the deprivation or threatened deprivation of economic or financial resources which a person is entitled to by law, the disposition or threatened disposition of moveable or		::(iii) economic abuse, namely the deprivation or threatened deprivation of economic or financial resources which a person is entitled to by law, the disposition or threatened disposition of moveable or immovable property in which another person has a material interest and hiding or hindering the use of property or damaging or destroying property in which another person has a material interest; and
	immovable property in which another person has a material interest and hiding or hindering the use of property or damaging or destroying property in which another person has a material interest; and
	::(iv) emotional, verbal or psychological abuse namely any conduct that makes another person feel constantly unhappy, miserable, humiliated, ridiculed, afraid, jittery or depressed or to feel inadequate or worthless;		::(iv) emotional, verbal or psychological abuse namely any conduct that makes another person feel constantly unhappy, miserable, humiliated, ridiculed, afraid, jittery or depressed or to feel inadequate or worthless;
	:(c) harassment including sexual harassment and intimidation by inducing fear in another person; and		:(c) harassment including sexual harassment and intimidation by inducing fear in another person; and
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	::(ii) endangers the safety, health or well-being of another person,		::(ii) endangers the safety, health or well-being of another person,
	::(iii) undermines another person's privacy, integrity or security, or		::(iii) undermines another person's privacy, integrity or security, or
	(iv) detracts or is likely to detract from another person's dignity and worth as a human being.		::(iv) detracts or is likely to detract from another person's dignity and worth as a human being.

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	==DATE OF ASSENT==		==DATE OF ASSENT==
			3rd May, 2007.

	==ACT==		==ACT==


	~~==Notes==~~
	~~<references/>~~

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==ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS==

''Domestic violence''
:1. Meaning of domestic violence
:2. Meaning of domestic relationship
:3. Prohibition of domestic violence
:4. Domestic violence not justified by consent
:5. Number of acts which would amount to domestic violence
:6. Filing of complaint with police
:7. Police assistance
:8. Receipt of complaint by police and free medical treatment
:9. Arrest by police
:10. Arrest by person other than police officer without wan-ant

''Protection orders''
:11. Jurisdiction of Court
:12. Application for civil protection order
:13. Conduct of proceedings
:14. Interim protection order
:15. Grant of protection order
:16. Duration of final protection order
:17. Conditions of protection order
:18. Reference to Family Tribunal
:19. Extension of protection order to other persons
:20. Occupation order
:21. Power to discharge protection order
:22. Contravention of protection order

''Miscellaneous provisions''
:23. Relation of act to Criminal Code
:24. Court to promote reconciliation
:25. Publication of proceedings
:26. Criminal charges and protection
:27. Civil claim for damages
:28. Procedure rules for domestic violence
:29. Establishment of Fund
:30. Objectives of the Fund
:31. Sources of money for the fund
:32. Management of the Fund
:33. Accounts, audit and financial year
:34. Annual report of the Fund
:35. Establishment of Victims of Domestic Violence Management Board
:36. Composition of the Management Board
:37. Functions of the Management Board
:38. Meetings of the Management Board
:39. Allowances
:40. Secretariat of the Management Board
:41. Regulations
:42. Interpretation

==LONG TITLE==
AN ACT to provide protection from domestic violence particularly for women and children and for connected purposes.

==DATE OF ASSENT==

==ACT==

==Notes==
<references/>

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	====6. Filing of complaint with police====		====6. Filing of complaint with police====
	(l) A victim of domestic violence or a person with information about domestic violence may file a complaint about the domestic violence with the police.		(1) A victim of domestic violence or a person with information about domestic violence may file a complaint about the domestic violence with the police.

	(2) A child may be assisted by a next friend to file a complaint on domestic violence.		(2) A child may be assisted by a next friend to file a complaint on domestic violence.
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	====7. Police assistance====		====7. Police assistance====
	7. A police officer shall respond to a request by a person for assistance from domestic violence and shall offer the protection that the circumstances of the case or the person who made the report requires, even when the person reporting is not the victim of the domestic violence.		A police officer shall respond to a request by a person for assistance from domestic violence and shall offer the protection that the circumstances of the case or the person who made the report requires, even when the person reporting is not the victim of the domestic violence.


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	(3) Subject to section 12 (3) an application for a protection order shall be heard by the Court within a period of fourteen days after the filing of the application.		(3) Subject to section 12 (3) an application for a protection order shall be heard by the Court within a period of fourteen days after the filing of the application.

	(4) The ~~COU11~~ may request a social or psychological enquiry report or both a social and psychological enquiry rep011 on any of the parties to the proceedings and the report shall be prepared and submitted to the Court by a social welfare officer or a clinical psychologist as appropriate.		(4) The Court may request a social or psychological enquiry report or both a social and psychological enquiry rep011 on any of the parties to the proceedings and the report shall be prepared and submitted to the Court by a social welfare officer or a clinical psychologist as appropriate.

	(5) The report shall contain details of the circumstances of the domestic violence, an assessment of the effect of the violence and any other information considered expedient by the social welfare officer or the clinical psychologist.		(5) The report shall contain details of the circumstances of the domestic violence, an assessment of the effect of the violence and any other information considered expedient by the social welfare officer or the clinical psychologist.
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	:'''"associated respondent"''' means a person associated with another person against whom an application for a civil protection order has been brought;		:'''"associated respondent"''' means a person associated with another person against whom an application for a civil protection order has been brought;
	:'''"child"''' means a person below eighteen years;		:'''"child"''' means a person below eighteen years;
	:'''"complainant"''' means a person who is or has been in a domestic relationship with a respondent and is or has been subjected or allegedly subjected to an act of domestic violence and who makes a		:'''"complainant"''' means a person who is or has been in a domestic relationship with a respondent and is or has been subjected or allegedly subjected to an act of domestic violence and who makes a complaint to the police;
	complaint to the police;
	:'''"Court"''' means the High Court, Circuit court or District Court;		:'''"Court"''' means the High Court, Circuit court or District Court;
	:'''"harassment"''' means sexual contact without the consent of the person with whom the contact is made, repeatedly making unwanted sexual advances, repeatedly following, pursuing, or accosting a person or making persistent, unwelcome communication with a person and includes,		:'''"harassment"''' means sexual contact without the consent of the person with whom the contact is made, repeatedly making unwanted sexual advances, repeatedly following, pursuing, or accosting a person or making persistent, unwelcome communication with a person and includes,
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	::(c) repeatedly sending, delivering or causing the delivery of letters, telegrams, packages, facsimiles, electronic mail or other objects or messages to the harassed person's residence, school or workplace; or		::(c) repeatedly sending, delivering or causing the delivery of letters, telegrams, packages, facsimiles, electronic mail or other objects or messages to the harassed person's residence, school or workplace; or
	::(d) engaging in any other menacing behaviour;		::(d) engaging in any other menacing behaviour;
	:'''"household chattels"''' include jewellery, clothes, furniture and furnishings, refrigerator, television, radiogram, other electrical and electronic appliances, kitchen and laundry equipment, simple		:'''"household chattels"''' include jewellery, clothes, furniture and furnishings, refrigerator, television, radiogram, other electrical and electronic appliances, kitchen and laundry equipment, simple agricultural equipment, hunting equipment, books, motor vehicles other than vehicles used wholly for commercial purposes and household livestock;
	agricultural equipment, hunting equipment, books, motor vehicles other than vehicles used wholly for commercial purposes and household livestock;
	:'''"interim protection order"''' means an order made by the Court under section 13 pending the final determination of an application;		:'''"interim protection order"''' means an order made by the Court under section 13 pending the final determination of an application;
	:'''"intimidation"''' means intentionally inducing fear in another person by		:'''"intimidation"''' means intentionally inducing fear in another person by