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New South Wales
Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence)
Amendment Bill 2018
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Schedule 1 Amendment of Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007
No 80 3
I certify that this public bill, which originated in the Legislative Assembly, has finally passed
the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly,
Sydney, , 2018
New South Wales
Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence)
Amendment Bill 2018
Act No , 2018
An Act to amend the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 to update the definitions
of intimidation and stalking for the purposes of that Act.
I have examined this bill and find it to correspond in all respects with the bill as finally
passed by both Houses.
Assistant Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Amendment Bill 2018 [NSW]
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Amendment Act 2018.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on 1 December 2018, or on the date of assent to this Act,
whichever occurs later.
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Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Amendment Bill 2018 [NSW]
Schedule 1 Amendment of Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 No 80
Schedule 1 Amendment of Crimes (Domestic and Personal
Violence) Act 2007 No 80
[1] Section 7 Meaning of "intimidation"
Insert "(including cyberbullying)" after "conduct" in section 7 (1) (a).
[2] Section 7 (1) (a), note
Insert after section 7 (1) (a):
Note. An example of cyberbullying may be the bullying of a person by publication or
transmission of offensive material over social media or via email.
[3] Section 8 Meaning of "stalking"
Omit section 8 (1). Insert instead:
(1) In this Act, stalking includes the following:
(a) the following of a person about,
(b) the watching or frequenting of the vicinity of, or an approach to, a
person's place of residence, business or work or any place that a person
frequents for the purposes of any social or leisure activity,
(c) contacting or otherwise approaching a person using the internet or any
other technologically assisted means.
[4] Schedule 1 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Insert at the end of the Schedule, with appropriate Part and clause numbering:
Part Provisions consequent on enactment of Crimes
(Domestic and Personal Violence) Amendment Act
2018
Operation of amendments to definitions of "intimidation" and "stalking"
(1) An application for an apprehended violence order made but not finally
determined before the amendment of sections 7 and 8 by the amending Act is
to be dealt with as if those sections had not been amended.
(2) Sections 7 and 8, as amended by the amending Act, extend to the consideration
by a court of an application, made after those amendments commence, for the
variation or revocation of a final apprehended violence order or interim court
order that was in force immediately before the commencement of those
amendments.
(3) In this Part:
amending Act means the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence)
Amendment Act 2018.
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