New Zealand Acts

HARASSMENT ACT 1997

- As at 28 October 2021
- Act 92 of 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short Title and commencement

   PART 1 - Preliminary provisions

   2.      Interpretation
   3.      Meaning of harassment
   4.      Meaning of specified act
   5.      Meaning of act done to person
   6.      Object
   7.      Act to bind the Crown

   PART 2 - Criminal harassment

   8.      Criminal harassment

   PART 3 - Civil harassment

   9.      Application for restraining order
   10.     Contents of application
   11.     Application by minors
   12.     Application against minors
   13.     Applications on behalf of certain persons
   14.     Applicant's involvement in proceedings where representative appointed
   15.     Applications for restraining order to be on notice
   16.     Power to make restraining order
   17.     Defence to prove that specified acts done for lawful purpose
   18.     Protection from respondent's associates
   19.     Standard conditions of restraining orders
   20.     Court may impose special conditions
   21.     Duration of restraining order
   22.     Power to vary restraining order
   23.     Power to discharge restraining order
   24.     Variation or discharge on behalf of minors, etc
   25.     Offence to contravene restraining order
   26.     Power to require person to supply name and address
   27.     Offence
   28.     Police may release information to enable application for restraining order to be made

   PART 4 - General provisions

   29.     Standard of proof
   30.     Admission of evidence
   31.     Applications may be heard together
   32.     Vexatious proceedings
   33.     Copies of orders to be sent to Police
   34.     Appeals to High Court
   35.     Application of provisions relating to minors, etc
   36.     Appeals to Court of Appeal
   37.     Appeals to be heard as soon as practicable
   38.     Effect of appeal
   39.     Power to clear court and restrict publication of proceedings
   40.     Application for renewal or review of order made under section 39
   41.     Contravention of orders made under section 39
   42.     Rules of court
   43.     Regulations
   44.     Amendment to Summary Proceedings Act 1957
   45.     Amendment to Electoral Act 1993
   46.     Other remedies for harassment not limited or affected