Section 3

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“court” means a court of competent jurisdiction and includes a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal;“exclusion order” means an order made under section 9(2) excluding a contravening party (within the meaning of that section) from his or her place of residence;“place of residence” means a house, a flat, an apartment or other dwelling place used for the purpose of residence;“special direction” means a direction made by a court under section 6(2) against a contravening party (within the meaning of that section);“vicinity”, in relation to a place of residence, includes any common corridor, common space or common property, any road, or any building or other property, in the surrounding area of the place of residence.