/ Act Domestic Violence Act 2010 PART II-CONTROL OF DOMESTIC YlOLE CE 4. Prohibition of domestic violence. (1) A person in a domestic relationship shall not engage in domestic violence. (2) A person in a domestic relationship who engages in domestic violence commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding forty eight cuJTency points or imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both. (3) The court may, in addition to imposing a fine or imprisonment, order the offender in a case of domestic violence to pay compensation to the victim of an amount determined by the court. (4) In determining the compe nsation under subsection (3), the court shall be guided by the principles in the Second Schedule. 5. Consent not a defence in domestic violence. The consent of the victim shall not be a defence to a charge of domestic violence under this Act. 6. Proceedings in local council courts. (1) A comp laint of domestic violence may be made to a local council court where the victim or perpetrator resides. (2) Upon receipt of a complaint, the court shall make a record of the complaint and proceed to hear the matter in the manner prescribed under the Local Council Courts Act, 2006. (3) In recording a case of domestic violence, the local council court shall record the following matters(a) the name, sex, age, tribe, religion and disability, if any and the occupation and marital status of both the victim and perpetrator; (b) the name, sex , age, tribe, reli gion and disability, if any and occupation of the victim 's representative if any, and the capacity in which the complaint is made;