Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROTECTION ORDERS ACT 2008 (NO. 46 OF 2008) - SECT 90

    (1)     This section applies to a person who is subject to a protection order if the person—

        (a)     was present when the protection order was made; or

        (b)     has been personally served with a copy of the protection order.

    (2)     The person commits an offence if the person engages in conduct that contravenes the protection order (including a condition of the order).

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.

Note     In deciding the sentence to be imposed on a person under this section, the Magistrates Court must consider the matters under the Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 , s 33 (Sentencing—relevant considerations).

    (3)     This section applies to conduct engaged in outside the ACT as well as conduct engaged in within the ACT.