Part 8Miscellaneous and transitional provisions
Conservation of the peace
366Application for order for bond to keep the peace
Any person may apply to the District Court presided over by a District Court Judge for an order requiring any other person to enter into a bond, either with or without sureties, for keeping the peace, on any of the following grounds:
- that the applicant has cause to fear that the defendant will—
- do bodily harm to the applicant or his or her wife, husband, civil union partner, or de facto partner or his or her child or any member of his or her household; or
- destroy or damage the applicant's house; or
- procure any other person to do anything described in subparagraph (i) or (ii); or
- do bodily harm to the applicant or his or her wife, husband, civil union partner, or de facto partner or his or her child or any member of his or her household; or
- that the defendant has, to or in the presence of the applicant for the purpose of annoyance or provocation, or to the common annoyance of members of the public,—
- used provoking or insulting language; or
- exhibited any offensive writing or object; or
- done any offensive act; or
- used provoking or insulting language; or
- that the defendant has threatened to do, or to procure some other person to do, any act that, if done, would constitute an offence under any of the following provisions of the Crimes Act 1961:
- section 188(1) (which relates to wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm):
- section 189(2) (which relates to injuring with intent to injure):
- section 196 (which relates to common assault):
- section 267 (which relates to arson):
- section 269 (which relates to intentional damage):
- section 270 (which relates to endangering transport):
- section 271 (which relates to waste or diversion of electricity, gas, or water).
- section 188(1) (which relates to wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm):
Compare
- 1957 No 87 s 186
Notes
- Section 366: amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).


