19. Duties of enforcement officers

Terms defined in s 2

• alternative residence

  alternative residence

  Defined · s 2

  “alternative residence” means the premises or accommodation which the victim is or has been compelled to seek or move into as a result of domestic violence;

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• court

  court

  Defined · s 2

  “court” means— (a) in respect of criminal proceedings involving allegations of domestic violence, the court competent to try the actual offence with which the accused is charged; (b) in respect of civil proceedings for compensation under section 10, the court competent to hear such claims in tort;

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• domestic violence

  domestic violence

  Defined · s 2

  “domestic violence” means the commission of one or more of the following acts: (a) wilfully or knowingly placing, or attempting to place, the victim in fear of physical injury; (b) causing physical injury to the victim by such act which is known or ought to have been known would result in physical injury; (c) compelling the victim by force or threat to engage in any conduct or act, sexual or otherwise, from which the victim has a right to abstain; (d) confining or detaining the victim against the victim’s will; (e) causing mischief or destruction or damage to property with intent to cause or knowing that it is likely to cause distress or annoyance to the victim; (ea) dishonestly misappropriating the victim’s property which causes the victim to suffer distress due to financial loss; (eb) threatening the victim with intent to cause the victim to fear for his safety or the safety of his property, to fear for the safety of a third person, or to suffer distress; Domestic Violence 7 (ec) communicating with the victim, or communicating about the victim to a third person, with intent to insult the modesty of the victim through any means, electronic or otherwise; (f) causing psychological abuse which includes emotional injury to the victim; (g) causing the victim to suffer delusions by using any intoxicating substance or any other substance without the victim’s consent or if the consent is given, the consent was unlawfully obtained; or (h) in the case where the victim is a child, causing the victim to suffer delusions by using any intoxicating substance or any other substance, by a person, whether by himself or through a third party, against— (i) his or her spouse; (ii) his or her former spouse; (iii) a child; (iv) an incapacitated adult; or (v) any other member of the family;

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• enforcement officer

  enforcement officer

  Defined · s 2

  “enforcement officer” means a police officer or social welfare officer;

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• interim protection order

  interim protection order

  Defined · s 2

  “interim protection order” means an order issued under section 4;

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• police officer

  police officer

  Defined · s 2

  “police officer” has the same meaning assigned to it in the Police Act 1967;

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• protection order

  protection order

  Defined · s 2

  “protection order” means an order issued under section 5;

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• safe place

  safe place

  Defined · s 2

  “safe place” means any home or institution maintained or managed by the Ministry or Department responsible for welfare services or by any other agency or voluntary organization approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Act;

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• shared residence

  shared residence

  Defined · s 2

  “shared residence” means the premises at which the parties are, or have been, living together as members of the same household;

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• shelter

  shelter

  Defined · s 2

  “shelter” means any home, institution or any other suitable place of which the occupier or owner is willing to receive a victim temporarily; Domestic Violence 9

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• victim

  victim

  Defined · s 2

  “victim” means a victim of domestic violence. Act to be read together with Penal Code, etc.

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