Terms of Protection Order

(1) A Protection Order may– (a) prohibit the respondent from– (i) engaging or threatening to engage in conduct which would constitute towards the (ii) being on premises specified in the Order, that are premises frequented by the applicant including any residence, property, business, university, school or place of employment; (iii) being in a locality specified in the (iv) engaging in direct or indirect communication with the applicant; (v) taking possession of, damaging, converting or otherwise dealing with property that the applicant may have an interest in, or is reasonably used by the applicant, as the case may be; 16 (vi) approaching the applicant within a specified distance; (vii) causing or encouraging another person to engage in conduct specified in paragraphs (i) to (vi) of this sub- section; and (b) direct that the Order be applied for the benefit of and extended to a parent, child, dependant, other member of the household residence, or de facto spouse; and (c) direct that the respondent– (i) return to the applicant specified personal property belonging to the applicant that is in his possession or under his control; (ii) pay compensation for monetary loss incurred by the applicant as a direct result of conduct that amounted to (iii) pay interim monetary relief to the applicant, or to any person specified in the Order, for the benefit of any child, where there is for the time being no existing order relating to maintenance, until such time as an obligation for the maintenance of the child is determined pursuant to any other written law; (iv) immediately vacate any place or residence for a period of not less than three months and not more than three 17 years, whether or not the place or residence is jointly owned or leased by the respondent and the applicant, or solely owned and leased by the respondent or the applicant; (v) pay the rent, or a portion of the rent specified in the Order in respect of any place or residence referred to in paragraph (iv) of this sub-section; (vi) make or continue to make payments in respect of rent or mortgage payments for premises occupied by the applicant; (vii) ensure that reasonable financial and material care and support is provided in respect of a child or dependant; (viii) relinquish to the police any firearm or other weapon which he may have in his possession or control and which has been used in domestic violence; and (d) direct the respondent, applicant, child or any other person specified in the Order to receive professional counselling or therapy– (i) from any person or agency or from a programme approved by the Minister in writing; (ii) from the Family Services Division in the Ministry responsible for Social 18 (2) An Order made under sub-section (1) of this section, may contain such other prohibitions and directions as consented to by the applicant or respondent or both. (3) The Court may make an Order that includes a prohibition of the kind referred to in sub-section (1)(a)(ii) and (v) of this section, notwithstanding any legal or equitable interests the respondent might have in the property comprising the premises or in the property to which the prohibition of the kind referred to in sub-section (1) (a)(v) of this section relates.