Queensland Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2012 - SECT 107A

107A No-contact condition

(1) A
"no-contact condition" is a condition that prohibits the respondent from doing any or all of the following—

(a) approaching, or attempting to approach, within a stated distance of the aggrieved or a named person;

(b) contacting, attempting to contact, or asking someone else to contact, the aggrieved or a named person;

(c) locating, attempting to locate, or asking someone else to locate, the aggrieved or a named person if the aggrieved’s or named person’s whereabouts are not known to the respondent.

(2) However, a no-contact condition does not prohibit the respondent from asking—

(a) a lawyer to contact the aggrieved or a named person; or

(b) another person, including a lawyer, to contact or locate the aggrieved or a named person for a purpose authorised under an Act.

(3) Also, a no-contact condition does not prohibit a victim advocate from contacting or locating the aggrieved or a named person in the circumstances mentioned in section 61 (1) (a) to (c) .

(4) In this section—

"lawyer" means a lawyer who is representing the respondent in relation to a proceeding.

"victim advocate" means a person engaged by an approved provider to provide advocacy for, and support of, an aggrieved or named person.