Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 - SECT 120

    (1)     A person commits an offence if:

        (a)     a DVO is in force against the person; and

        (b)     the person engages in conduct that results in a contravention of the DVO.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply unless:

        (a)     the person has been given a copy of the DVO; or

        (b)     for a DVO that has been varied under Part 2.6, Division 3, 4 or 5, Part 2.8 or 2.9 or confirmed with variation under Part 2.4, Division 3 or Part 2.7:

            (i)     the person has been given a copy of the DVO as varied or confirmed; or

            (ii)     the person's conduct also constitutes a contravention of the DVO last given to the person.

    (3)     An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.