(c) threats to damage, destroy or substantially interfere with any property of a person. 9 Meaning of serious threat For the purposes of this Act, a serious threat means— (a) a threat to kill, within the meaning of section 20 of the Crimes Act 1958; 10 Meaning of stalking (1) A person (the first person) stalks another person (the second person) if the first person engages in a course of conduct— (a) with the intention of causing physical or mental harm to the second person, including self-harm, or of arousing apprehension or fear in the second person for his or her own safety or that of any other person; and (iv) causing an unauthorised computer function (within the meaning of Subdivision 6 of Division 3 of Part I of the Crimes Act 1958) in a computer owned or used by the second person or any other person; 16A Registrar must refuse to accept the application (1) If an application for a personal safety intervention order is made to the Magistrates' Court, a registrar must refuse to accept the application for filing if the registrar is satisfied that— (a) the application is frivolous, vexatious, without substance, made in bad faith, has no reasonable prospect of success or is an abuse of process; or (b) the matter would be more appropriately dealt with by mediation. (b) whether the applicant has made a report of the matter to police; and (5) Any guidelines issued under this section must be published on the Internet site of the Department of Justice. 19 Service of application As soon as practicable after an application for a personal safety intervention order is made, the appropriate registrar for the court must serve the application on— (a) the respondent; and
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