Family Protection Act 2008

Country	Vanuatu
Year	2008
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Legislation, Other relevant laws > Employment/Labor law
Form of Violence	Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Brief Description

The Family Protection Act provides for an offence of domestic violence and family protection orders in cases of domestic violence, and for related purposes.

Section 4, Part I of the FPA provides for a comprehensive coverage of acts that constitute domestic violence.

Source of Information

Government of Vanuatu, National Review on Beijing +20, 2014 p. 2, 8, 17; CEDAW/C/VUT/4-5 para. 74

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