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PART II - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSES AND PENALTIES.
Division 1 - Power of Court to Grant Protection Order.
§906. Power of Court to Grant Protection Order.
§907. Condition of a Protection Order: General.
§908. Conditions of a Protection Order: Specific.
Division 2 - Temporary Protection Order.
§910. Further Hearing by Court.
Division 3 - Judicial Separation Orders and Domestic Relation Orders.
Division 4 - Application for Protection Order.
§912. Who Can Apply for Protection Order.
§913. Application to Court for Protection Order.
Division 5 - Offenses and Restitution.
§914. Breach to Protection Order.
PART IV- PROCEDURAL MATTERS RELATING TO PROTECTION ORDER.
Division 1 - Application and Service.
§917. Service of Application and Issue of Summon or Warrant.
§918. Service of Protection Order.
Division 2 - Evidence and Burden of Proof.
§920. Spouse may give Evidence.
§921. Variation and Revocation of Orders.
§926. Domestic Violence Protection and Prevention Fund.
§927. Central Data Collection, Monitoring, Reporting, etc.
An Act to prevent domestic violence, protect complainants or survivors of domestic violence; to ensure investigation, prosecution and punishment of perpetrators of domestic violence; to provide treatment, rehabilitation of survivors and perpetrators, and other related matters.
This Chapter may be cited as the Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection Act, 2011.
(4) to provide support for complainants/survivors.
(a) "assault" has the same meaning as an offence defined under the Criminal Code.
(iii) prohibiting a spouse or partner from seeking of engaging in paid work or attending educational or training, or engage in other income generating activities.
(j) "partner" means a person to whom the person is not married by law or custom but with whom the person is living as a couple on a genuine domestic basic, or with whom the person is in a relationship as a couple where one or each of them provides personal or financial commitment and support or a domestic nature for the material benefit of the other, irrespective of whether or not they are living under the same roof.
(k) "protection order" means an order made under section 906 of this Chapter .
(l) "psychological abuse" means the perpetration of malicious and explicit nonphysical acts including but not limited to"
(o) "spouse of a person" means an individual who"
(ii) is a biological parent of a child with the person (whether or not they are or have been married or are living or have lived together).
(d) to compel the person to do an act that the person is lawfully entitled to abstain from doing.
(r) "temporary protection order" means an order issued by the Community Court under section 909 of this Chapter .
(h) unlawfully damages or causes damage to a family member's property, commits an act of domestic violence.
(2) Any person who counsels or procures another ro commit any of the acts under subsection (1) commits an act of domestic violence.
(3) Any person who threatens to commit any of the acts under subsection (1) commits an act of domestic violence.
(1) Any person who commits domestic violence pursuant to section 904 (1) is liable to 6 months imprisonment or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both for the first offense, or liable to 2 years imprisonment or $2,000 fine for a second or subsequent offense.
(2) Any person who counsels or procures another person to commit domestic violence pursuant to section 904 (2) is guilty of an offense and is liable to 6 months imprisonment or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
§906. Power of court to grant a protection order.
(c) any other matter that the court consider relevant and significant.
(b) the respondent must not commit an act of domestic violence.
(2) the court may impose other conditions on the respondent in accordance with section 908 if it considers necessary in the circumstances, and or desirable in the interests of the complainant or any other family member.
(1) Conditions relating to individual protection and harmonious family relationships.
(e) prohibiting the respondent or complainant from causing another person to engage in conduct referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e).
(b) directing that the respondent dispose of any weapon or that it be forfeited to the police for disposal by a police officer in accordance with the order.
(d) order the complaint to return specified personal property to the respondent.
(c) recommends counseling and mediation; or treatment, rehabilitation and recovery.
(b) because of distance, time or other circumstances of the case, it si not practicable to apply to a court.
(3) A Court may grant a temporary protection order whether or not the respondent or complainant is in court. If the respondent or complainant is unable to attend or appear, the court may accept affidavit or hears ay evidence on behalf of the complainant.
(4) A temporary protection order made under this section shall remain in force for not more than 28 days, and may be renewed by application of the complainant or by consent of the parties for a further period of 28 days. A temporary protection order may stay in effect in accordance with section 910(2)(c).
§910. Further hearing by a Court.
(1) If a temporary protection order is granted by a Court in accordance with section 909(3), the court shall issue a summons for the respondent to appear at a specified date before expiration of the temporary protection order for a further hearing.
(c) continue the hearing and order that the temporary protection order remain until completion of the next hearing.
(d) vary the temporary protection order.
Division 3 - Judicial Separation Orders and other Domestic Relation Orders.
(1) A court may on application by the applicant grant a judicial separation order, based on the circumstances of the case and, on any grounds on which a petition for divorce may have been presented under the provisions and procedures of the Domestic Relations Act, 26 MIRC Ch.1.
(2) Where the court grants a separation order in accordance with this section, it shall no longer be obligatory for the parties to cohabit with each other.
(3) On application for judicial separation order, the court may grant other orders regarding custody of and access to children, maintenance of the complaint, financial support for children, occupation of and distribution of real and personal property.
Division 4 - Application for Protection Orders.
§912. Who can apply for a Protection Order?
(f) any advocate or counselor or social worker from any crisis or rehabilitation center.
§913. Application to a court for Protection Order.
(1) An application to a court for a protection order may be made orally, by telephone or by radio, in writing, by facsimile, telex or email, or any other mode as required by the court rules and procedures.
(2) If the application is made in a non-written form, the court must reduce the application to writing.
(3) An application for a temporary protection order shall be made as part of the application and must state the grounds for the application for the temporary protection order.
(4) In the case of temporary protection order, an application may be made ex parte.
(5) Where possible evidence supporting the application should be taken under oath.
Division 5 - Offense and restitution.
A person who breaches the protection order commits an offense and shall upon conviction be punishable by a term of imprisonment of 6 months or a fine of $1,000 or both.
(iii) expenses of setting up a separate household, including housing loan repayments or rent for as long as the court considers reasonably necessary.
Division 1. Application and service.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a court may proceed to hear and determine an application for a protection order if the respondent is not present.
(c) having regard to the circumstances of the case, all reasonable efforts have been made to give the respondent notice of the hearing.
On application made to a court under section 912 for a protection order, whether or not an application for temporary protection order is made the court shall issue a summon directing the respondent to appear at the time and place set out in the summon.
§918. Service of Protection Orders.
(c) in the absence, cause a copy of the order to be given or forwarded to the police officer in charge to serve on the complainant or respondent, or to use alternative forms of service including radio.
Division 2. - Evidence and burden of proof.
The Rules of Evidence contained in the Evidence Act, 28 MIRC Ch. 1, do not apply to an application for a protection order or temporary protection order.
If a person is charged with an offense under this Chapter, respondent's spouse is a competent but not a compellable witness in any legal proceedings in connection with the offense.
(1) A court may vary or revoke a protection order upon application by any person whom the order applies.
(b) in the case of temporary protection order, consider whether the complainant is in danger of person injury.
On application for protection order, a court may grant protection order with the consent of the complainant and the respondent.
(1) Notwithstanding any other law or procedures concerning confidentiality to the contrary, any person, who in their professional or official capacity, have reason to believe that an act of domestic violence has occurred to a person or a child, or there is evidence to believe that such person is at risk to domestic violence, shall immediately report the matter to a Police, or bring the matter before the court pursuant to section 912.
(d) employee or officers of any public or private agency providing recreational, sports activities or spiritual welfare including churches.
(1) A police officer upon receiving reports of domestic violence cases shall immediately investigate and press charges if appropriate.
(b) have sufficient evidence to proceed with the case.
(1) Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit a local or national police officer from rendering assistance to any person who alleges that he or a minor child has been the victim or survivor of domestic violence.
(2) The local or national police officer responding to the request for assistance shall as soon as practicable and acting within the law take whatever steps are reasonably necessary to protect the complaint or survivor from harm, and may advice the complainant of the sources of shelter, medical care, counseling and other services.
§926. Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection Fund.
(1) A Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection Fund is hereby established. The Fund shall be a fund within the National Treasury and under the control and supervision of the Ministry of Finance, which shall provide for its administration in accordance with the Financial Management Act of 1990.
(2) All fines imposed and collected under this Chapter, and funds appropriated by the Nitijela for the purpose of the Fund, or any grants and gifts received for the purpose of the fund shall be deposited into the Fund.
(3) The Secretary of Internal Affairs shall make requests for withdrawn of funds to assist domestic violence center or safe house for women and children, community education program, counseling program, transportation services and call forwarding during the night or any other services in accordance with the purpose for which the fund in created.
(4) The fund shall be subject to audit by Auditor General as provided under Article VIII, section 15 of the Constitution.
§927. Central data collection, monitoring, reporting etc.
(c) reporting and providing necessary activities relating to domestic violence cases.
This Chapter shall take effect on the date of certification in accordance with the Constitution and the Rules of Procedures of the Nitijela.

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