Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts In sections 38 to 39G
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family member has the meaning given in the
Restraining Orders Act 1997 section 4(3);
family violence has the meaning given in the
Restraining Orders Act 1997 section 5A;
help-seeking behaviour means any action undertaken
by a victim of family violence to address, or attempt to address, any aspect
of the family violence including (but not limited to) reporting the family
violence to the police, obtaining a restraining order, finding accommodation
in a refuge, separating from an abusive person, or seeking counselling or
external support;
safety option , in relation to an accused person
who is (or may be) a victim of family violence, means an act that may have
stopped the violence, other than an act which constitutes (or allegedly
constitutes) an offence with which the person is charged.
[Section 37 inserted: No. 30 of 2020 s. 94.]