Victims’ Orders Against Violent Offenders Act 2014, ss 7, 10, 11, 14, 24
Victims of serious violent offences can apply to the District Court for a non-contact order against the offender after the offender has been sentenced. The order prevents the offender from doing things like watching or hanging around your home or work, following or stopping you in the street, or contacting you by letter, phone, email or any other way.
If the offender does any of these things, they can be jailed for up to two years or fined up to $5,000. The order lasts for two years, unless the judge decides on a different period.