In significant ruling court says barring order must be shown to have been 'produced' to breach accused

A High Court judge has ruled that persons accused of breaching a barring order must be furnished with a copy of the order and it is not sufficient, as the DPP had argued, to show they are aware of the order.

Mr Justice Garrett Simons was addressing legal issues referred to him by the District Court arising from a man's prosecution for allegedly failing to comply with a barring order granted to his wife under the Domestic Violence Act 1996.