Protection from Harassment Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Actions and Orders
11. Action for statutory tort
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A victim of a breach of section 3, 4, 5 or 7 may bring a civil case in court against the person or organisation said to be responsible. If the court is satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the breach happened, it may award damages it thinks just and fair in all the circumstances.
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Last amended by an amending law of 2019.
The victim under section 3, 4, 5 or 7 may bring civil proceedings in a court against any individual or entity alleged to have contravened that section in relation to the victim (called in this section the respondent).
court
“court”, for the purposes of sections 12 and 13 and Division 2 of Part 3, means a District Court (including the Protection from Harassment Court) or a Family Court;
In such proceedings, if the court is satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the respondent has contravened that section as alleged by the victim, the court may award such damages in respect of the contravention as the court may, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, think just and equitable.