recognising that family violence, in all its forms, is unacceptable; and

stopping and preventing perpetrators from inflicting family violence; and

keeping victims, including children, safe from family violence.

family violence, in all its forms, is unacceptable:

decision makers should, whenever appropriate, recognise that family violence is often a pattern of behaviour that causes cumulative harm:

decision makers should, whenever appropriate, recognise that children are particularly vulnerable to family violence, including seeing or hearing violence against others:

decision makers should, whenever appropriate, recognise that children are at particular risk of lasting harm to their current and future wellbeing:

decision makers should, whenever appropriate, recognise that people with disabilities, and other people (for example, due to their age or health condition, or to any other cause), may also be particularly vulnerable to family violence:

decision makers should, whenever appropriate, recognise that early intervention helps to stop and prevent family violence:

perpetrators who inflict family violence should face effective responses to, and sanctions for, family violence:

perpetrators of family violence should have access to, and in some cases be required to engage with, services to help them stop and prevent their family violence:

victims of family violence should have access to services to help secure their safety from family violence:

arrangements that support the ongoing safety and wellbeing of a victim of family violence should whenever practicable be sustained (for example, employment, education, housing, or community involvement):

responses to family violence should be culturally appropriate and, in particular, responses involving Māori should reflect tikanga:

decision makers should consider the views of victims of family violence, and respect those views unless a good reason exists in the particular circumstances for not doing so (for example, because doing so would or may compromise victims’ safety):

decision makers should collaborate, whenever appropriate, to identify and respond to family violence:

access to the court should be as speedy, inexpensive, and simple as is consistent with justice.

who may apply for, and the making of, protection orders against a respondent who has inflicted, or is inflicting, family violence; and

the scope, and standard or special conditions, of protection orders; and

the making of interim orders about care for, or contact with, a child of the applicant’s family; and

the duration, variation, and discharge of protection orders; and

the enforcement of protection orders (or related property orders), for example, by prosecution for a criminal offence.

approval of assessors and service providers; and

authorities to be notified of safety concerns of assessors or service providers; and

safety programmes for protected persons (if requested by those persons); and

mandatory non-violence programmes, and discretionary prescribed services, for respondents; and

confidentiality of information; and

enforcement and powers when a matter is (for example, because of safety concerns or non-compliance) referred back to the court.

an occupation order (which is an order granting to the applicant the right to personally occupy a specified dwellinghouse); and

a tenancy order (which is an order vesting in the applicant the tenancy of a specified dwellinghouse); and

an ancillary furniture order (which is an order, ancillary to an occupation order or a tenancy order in respect of a dwellinghouse, granting to the applicant the possession and use of all or any of the furniture, household appliances, and household effects in that dwellinghouse); and

a furniture order (which is an order granting to the applicant the possession and use of all or any of the furniture, household appliances, and household effects in the dwellinghouse in which the parties live or have lived).

to help make another person (person B) safe from family violence; and

requiring person A to vacate any land or building occupied by person B (or any child residing with person B), to comply with conditions about violence and no-contact, and (if directed to do so) to arrange and attend a risk and needs assessment; and

continuing in force for the period (not exceeding 5 days) specified in it; and

that, if person A has failed or refused to comply with it, can be extended or renewed, or replaced with a temporary protection order.

enables family violence agencies and social services practitioners to request, use, or disclose personal information for purposes related to family violence; and

requires family violence agencies and social services practitioners, in certain circumstances, to consider disclosing personal information for those purposes; and

provides for codes of practice to guide the delivery of services provided, to stop or prevent family violence, to victims or perpetrators of family violence.

the court is satisfied that the making of the order is necessary for the protection of the victim of the offence; and

the victim of the offence does not object to the making of the order.

against that person; and

by any other person with whom that person is, or has been, in a family relationship.

physical abuse:

sexual abuse:

psychological abuse.

it is coercive or controlling (because it is done against the person to coerce or control, or with the effect of coercing or controlling, the person):

it causes the person, or may cause the person, cumulative harm.

threats of physical abuse, of sexual abuse, or of abuse of a kind stated in paragraphs (b) to (f):

intimidation or harassment (for example, all or any of the following behaviour that is intimidation or harassment:

damage to property:

ill-treatment of 1 or both of the following:

financial or economic abuse (for example, unreasonably denying or limiting access to financial resources, or preventing or restricting employment opportunities or access to education):

in relation to a person unable, by reason of age, disability, health condition, or any other cause, to withdraw from the care or charge of another person, hindering or removing (or threatening to hinder or remove) access to any aid or device, medication, or other support, that affects, or is likely to affect, the person’s quality of life:

in relation to a child, abuse stated in subsection (2).

causes or allows the child to see or hear the physical, sexual, or psychological abuse of a person with whom the child has a family relationship; or

puts the child, or allows the child to be put, at real risk of seeing or hearing that abuse occurring.

caused or allowed the child to see or hear that abuse; or

put the child, or allowed the child to be put, at risk of seeing or hearing that abuse.

does not limit the provision; and

may extend the operation of the provision.