Review of Provincial and Territorial Domestic Violence Legislation and Implementation Strategies

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Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Executive Summary
• Part 1: A Review of Key Implementation Issues
  • 1. Background
    • 1.1 Scope and limitation of the analysis
    • 1.2 Strategies and issues explored
    • 1.3 How documents are referenced in this paper
  • 2. Consultation Process
  • 3. Infrastructure Requirements
    • 3.1 Teamwork required for an effective emergency response
    • 3.2 Role of the Justice of the Peace
    • 3.3 Safety planning and follow-up capabilities
    • 3.4 Telecommunications capacity and methods of recording evidence
    • 3.5 Centralized staff support and other human resource operating requirements
  • 4. Training
    • 4.1 Orientation
    • 4.2 Topics covered and materials used
    • 4.3 Delivery of training sessions
  • 5. Public Eduction and Information Materials
    • 5.1 Public awareness
    • 5.2 Written materials
  • 6. Impact Issues
    • 6.1 Impact of victim assistance order (VAO)
    • 6.2 Relationship to mandatory charge policies
    • 6.3 Seizure of firearms
• 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)
      • 7.1 Who gives order and what constitutes an emergency
      • 7.2 Factors considered
      • 7.3 Provisions
      • 7.4 Notice of order
      • 7.5 Confirmation of order
      • 7.6 Review of order
      • 7.7 Duration of order
    • 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
      • 19.1 Conduct of hearing of emergency application
      • 19.2 Completion of order
      • 19.3 Where material is forwarded to
      • 19.4 Summons and notice for rehearing
      • 19.5 Mandatory information in order
• Appendix A: List of Reference Documents

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