Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 - SECT 34

    (1)     A police DVO comes into effect when it is made.

    (2)     A police DVO is in force until the earlier of the following:

        (a)     when the police DVO is confirmed, with or without variation, by the Court under Division 3;

        (b)     when the police DVO is revoked by the Court under Division 2 or 3.

Note for subsection (2)(a)

A police DVO confirmed under Division 3 becomes a court DVO, see section 48.

    (3)     Despite subsection (2), a police DVO confirmed under section 48(1)(a) with a variation that results in more onerous restraints, prohibitions, obligations or requirements imposed on the respondent at a hearing at which the respondent did not appear remains in effect until the further hearing mentioned in section 49(2).