(1) This section applies to a person against whom a restraining order is sought or proposed to be made under a participating jurisdiction's restraining orders laws.
(2) The person has a connection with a cross-border region, including for a proceeding in a prescribed court of the jurisdiction for the making of the order, if:
(a) the person ordinarily resides in the region; or
(b) the person for whose benefit the order is sought or is proposed to be made ordinarily resides in the region.