Family Violence Act 2018

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The Family Violence Act 2018 is New Zealand legislation that modernised and strengthened the legal framework for preventing and responding to family and domestic violence, including protection orders and related court processes.

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Family Violence Act 2018 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of New Zealand ⓘ
New Zealand statute ⓘ
aimsTo enhance victim protection and safety ⓘ
hold perpetrators of family violence accountable ⓘ
improve the justice system response to family violence ⓘ
appliesTo persons in family relationships as defined by the Act ⓘ
contains provisions on information sharing related to family violence risk ⓘ
provisions on police safety orders ⓘ
provisions on programmes for protected persons and respondents ⓘ
provisions on protection orders ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
defines family violence ⓘ
enforcedBy New Zealand Police ⓘ
New Zealand courts ⓘ
focusesOn early intervention in family violence situations ⓘ
prevention of family violence ⓘ
protection of children exposed to family violence ⓘ
goal to provide an effective legal response to patterns of family violence ⓘ
to reduce the incidence and impact of family violence in New Zealand ⓘ
hasPart provisions relating to information sharing ⓘ
provisions relating to police safety orders ⓘ
provisions relating to programmes and services for victims and perpetrators ⓘ
provisions relating to protection orders ⓘ
jurisdiction New Zealand ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalArea civil law ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
family law ⓘ
legislature New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
purpose to improve the safety of victims of family and domestic violence ⓘ
to modernise and strengthen the legal framework for preventing and responding to family violence ⓘ
to provide for protection orders and related court processes in cases of family violence ⓘ
recognises the cumulative harm of repeated family violence incidents ⓘ
the need for a coordinated response among agencies to family violence ⓘ
region New Zealand ⓘ
regulates court processes for family violence matters ⓘ
police safety orders related to family violence ⓘ
protection orders in family violence cases ⓘ
replacesOrUpdates earlier New Zealand family violence legislation ⓘ
shortTitle Family Violence Act 2018 ⓘ
subject domestic violence ⓘ
family law ⓘ
family violence ⓘ
protection orders ⓘ
typeOfViolenceCovered coercive or controlling behaviour in a family context ⓘ
physical abuse in a family context ⓘ
psychological abuse in a family context ⓘ
sexual abuse in a family context ⓘ

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New Zealand law → hasKeyStatute → Family Violence Act 2018 ⓘ
Family Court of New Zealand → usesLegislation → Family Violence Act 2018 ⓘ
Family Violence Act 2018 → shortTitle → Family Violence Act 2018 ⓘ