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→Conduct orders restricting communications
If a conduct order is made restricting communication, and the person bound by the conduct order breaches it, section 228(2) states that the court must consider whether it would be appropriate to make a protection order instead.
====Enforcing conduct orders====
As mentioned, conduct orders are enforced in family court, not criminal court.
Conduct orders can be enforced in a number of ways under section 228, including by requiring the person breaching the order to pay up to $5,000, either to the court or to the opposing party. Under section 231, a court may even order that a person be jailed for no more than 30 days. Jail time is an extremely rare remedy and will only be ordered if nothing else will secure the person's compliance with the conduct order.
===Other orders===