Northern Territory Numbered Acts

PERSONAL VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS ACT 2016 (NO 10 OF 2016) - SECT 3

In this Act:

"child" means a person under the age of 18 years.

"Court" means the Local Court.

"defendant", for a personal violence restraining order, means the person against whom the order is in force.

"economic abuse", see section 3D.

interim personal violence restraining order , see section 14A.

"intimidation", see section 3B.

"personal violence offence", see section 3A.

"personal violence restraining order", see section 10 .

"protected person", for a personal violence restraining order, means the person for whose protection the order is in force.

"registrar", see section 3 of the Local Court Act .

"stalking", see section 3C.

Note for section 3

The Interpretation Act contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act.