Review of Provincial and Territorial Domestic Violence Legislation and Implementation Strategies
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Executive Summary
- Part 1: A Review of Key Implementation Issues
- Part 2: A Comparison of Key Clauses of Domestic Violence Acts and Regulations
- Legend for Table 1: A Comparison of Key Clauses of Domestic Violence Acts and Regulations
- 1. Definition of relationship
- 2. Definition of justice of the peace
- 3. Definition of domestic violence
- 4. Definition of residence
- 5. Definition of property
- 6. Types of order
- 7. Order No.1 (Emergency Orders)
- 8. Order No.2 (Victim Assistance Order)
- 8.1 Provisions
- 9. Application for an order
- 10. Confidential information / privacy
- 11. Effect on property
- 12. Order No.3 (Warrant Permitting Entry)
- 12.1 How issued
- 12.2 Authorization
- 12.3 Who may apply
- 13. Punishment
- 14. Designated persons
- 15. How evidence taken
- 16. To whom copies of emergency order given
- 17. Serving documents
- 18. Other clauses in Act
- 18.1 Appeals
- 18.2 Rights
- 18.3 Designation of presiding JPs
- 18.4 Immunity
- 18.5 Provisions for review contained in order
- 18.6 Prohibition re frivolous complaint
- 18.7 Seizure of weapons
- 18.8 Seizure of property
- 19. Other clauses in regulations
- Legend for Table 1: A Comparison of Key Clauses of Domestic Violence Acts and Regulations
- Appendix A: List of Reference Documents
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