New Zealand Legislation: Bills

5 New sections 49 and 49A substituted

• (1) Section 49 is repealed and the following sections are substituted:

  “49 Offence to contravene protection order

  • “(1) Every person commits an offence who, without reasonable excuse,—

    • “(a) does any act in contravention of a protection order; or

    • “(b) fails to comply with any conditions of a protection order.

    “(2) Every person who commits an offence against this section is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.

  “49A Offence to fail to comply with direction

  • “(1) Every person commits an offence who, without reasonable excuse, fails on any occasion to comply with a direction made under section 32(1) or (2) to attend a specified programme.

    “(2) Every person who commits an offence against this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding $5,000.”

  (2) The second column of the item relating to the Domestic Violence Act 1995 in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 is consequentially amended by omitting “49(3)” and substituting “49(2)”.