Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROTECTION ORDERS AMENDMENT ACT 2005 (NO. 13 OF 2005) - SECT 20

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    (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 Act 1900 , s 342.

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