Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 - SECT 32

    (1)     As soon as practicable after a police DVO is made, the Commissioner must file in the Court:

        (a)     the respondent's criminal history (if any); and

        (b)     a report in accordance with subsection (2).

    (2)     The report filed by the Commissioner under subsection (1) must include the details of the respondent's entire DVO history, including the following:

        (a)     a list of every DVO in which the respondent is named, either as a respondent or a protected person;

        (b)     the details of any DVO contravened by the respondent;

        (c)     the details of any DVO involving the respondent and any person other than the protected person;

        (d)     if requested by the Court – any DVO nationally recognised orders involving the respondent, including any from another Territory, a State or another country.

    (3)     The respondent's criminal history and report filed under subsection (1) are evidence of the matter specified for the purposes of confirmation of the police DVO.

    (4)     To avoid doubt, the respondent's criminal history and report filed under subsection (1) are not to be used as evidence in the prosecution of an offence against this Act or any other law of the Territory.

    (5)     If the respondent has no DVO history, the Commissioner must still file the report under subsection (1) specifying that fact.