Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Any of the following persons may apply to the Court for an order varying or revoking a court DVO:
(a) a protected person who is an adult or young person;
(b) a police officer or adult acting for a protected person;
(c) if the protected person is a child:
(i) a child protection officer; or
(ii) a parent of the child, unless any parent is the respondent;
(d) the respondent;
(e) a person granted leave by the Court to make the application.
(2) An application may be made by, or for, only one person even though more than one protected person is named as the protected person in the court DVO.
(3) The respondent must not apply for the order without the leave of the Court.
(4) The Court must not grant leave to the respondent unless satisfied that there is a substantial change in the circumstances related to the commission of domestic violence since the court DVO was made or last varied.
(5) Without limiting subsection (4), a change in the circumstances related to the commission of domestic violence arises if:
(a) there is a change in circumstances relating to affected children, including their care arrangements; or
(b) the respondent satisfactorily completes a rehabilitation program or a perpetrators' program.