New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 November 2009
| Public Act | 1997 No 92 |
| Date of assent | 1 December 1997 |
| Commencement | see section 1 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
1 Short Title and commencement
5 Meaning of act done to person
9 Application for restraining order
13 Applications on behalf of certain persons
14 Applicant's involvement in proceedings where representative appointed
15 Applications for restraining order to be on notice
16 Power to make restraining order
17 Defence to prove that specified acts done for lawful purpose
18 Protection from respondent's associates
Conditions of restraining orders
19 Standard conditions of restraining orders
20 Court may impose special conditions
Duration, variation, and discharge of restraining orders
21 Duration of restraining order
22 Power to vary restraining order
23 Power to discharge restraining order
24 Variation or discharge on behalf of minors, etc
Enforcement of restraining orders
25 Offence to contravene restraining order
Power to require person to supply name and address
26 Power to require person to supply name and address
28 Police may release information to enable application for restraining order to be made
31 Applications may be heard together
33 Copies of orders to be sent to Police
35 Application of provisions relating to minors, etc
37 Appeals to be heard as soon as practicable
Power to clear court and restrict publication of proceedings
39 Power to clear court and restrict publication of proceedings
40 Application for renewal or review of order made under section 39
41 Contravention of orders made under section 39
Amendments to other enactments
44 Amendment to Summary Proceedings Act 1957
45 Amendment to Electoral Act 1993
An Act to provide criminal and civil remedies in respect of harassment
