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Regulatory and enforcement matters - Civil liability - Injunctions

81: When court may grant restraining injunctions

You could also call this:

"When a court can stop someone from doing something"

The court can stop someone from doing certain things if they've done them before or if it looks like they might do them. This is called a restraining injunction.

If the court thinks it's a good idea, they can also give a temporary order to stop someone from doing something right away. This is called an interim injunction.

The court can give these orders even if they're not sure if the person will do the thing again or keep doing it.

The court can also give these orders even if the person has never done the thing before, or if there's no immediate danger of someone else getting hurt badly if the person does it.

You don't have to worry about whether the person meant to do the thing or not. The court can still give the order if they think it's needed.

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Civil liability: Injunctions

81When court may grant restraining injunctions

  1. The court may grant an injunction restraining a person from engaging in conduct of a particular kind if—

  2. it is satisfied that the person has engaged in conduct of that kind; or
    1. it appears to the court that, if an injunction is not granted, it is likely that the person will engage in conduct of that kind.

      1. The court may grant an interim injunction restraining a person from engaging in conduct of a particular kind if in its opinion it is desirable to do so.

      2. Subsections (1)(a) and (2) apply whether or not it appears to the court that the person intends to engage again, or to continue to engage, in conduct of that kind.

      3. Subsections (1)(b) and (2) apply whether or not—

      4. the person has previously engaged in conduct of that kind; or
        1. there is an imminent danger of substantial damage to any other person if that person engages in conduct of that kind.