{"id":889,"date":"2020-07-15T08:43:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T08:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marumeandfuridzo.com\/?p=889"},"modified":"2024-01-05T09:19:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T09:19:04","slug":"protection-orders-and-peace-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.marumeandfuridzo.com\/protection-orders-and-peace-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Protection Orders and Peace Orders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Protection orders are provided for in terms of the Domestic Violence Act (Chapter 5:16) while peace orders are provided for in terms of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07). The effect of the two (protection orders and peace orders) is the same and it is to prevent\/stop any current or future act, omission or behaviour by the respondent which is prohibited by law. There are however some few differences between the two and where one uses the wrong application it may suffer a stillbirth.<\/p>\n

Not everyone can apply for a protection order. For one to be a complainant\u00a0 in terms of the Domestic Violence Act there should be some sort of relationship between the parties for example\u00a0 spouses (former or current), parent-child (in the wider sense), and former and current lovers. A complainant can also be a person who is or has been living with the respondent whether related or not. The Domestic Violence Act also provides that another person can make an application for a protection order on behalf of the complainant. These include police officers, social welfare officers, employer or fellow employee of complainant et cetera. Essentially people who do not live together and are unrelated cannot proceed in terms of the Domestic Violence Act.<\/p>\n

The Domestic Violence Act gives a non-exhaustive list of what falls under the ambit of domestic violence. Some of the acts of domestic violence listed are;<\/p>\n