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DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 - SECT 85A

Declaration of rehabilitation program

    (1)     The Minister may, by Gazette notice, declare a program to be a rehabilitation program for this Act if the primary objective of the program is to change the behaviour of a person who commits domestic violence to:

        (a)     reduce and prevent the person committing domestic violence; and

        (b)     increase the safety and protection of persons with whom the person is or may be in a domestic relationship; and

        (c)     ensure the person accepts responsibility for the person's behaviour.

    (2)     The notice must specify the requirements of the program.

Examples for subsection (2)

1     That the respondent attend 16 weekly group sessions during a 5 month period.

2     That the respondent attend individual meetings with the program facilitator on request.

3     That the respondent agree to independent checks on the safety of the protected person while the respondent is participating in the program.



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