Victorian Current Acts

FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2008 - SECT 112

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     an application for the variation, revocation or extension of a final order is made by     a protected person's guardian or with the guardian's consent; and

        (b)     the protected person objects to the application.

    (2)     The protected person's views must be heard separately from the views of the guardian or other person making the application.

    (3)     Without limiting subsection (2), the protected person's views may be heard through an independent legal representative acting on behalf of the protected person.

Note to s. 112 substituted by No. 13/2019 s. 221(Sch.  1 item 15.2).

Note

In relation to resolving an issue between the guardian appointed under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 and the affected family member, see sections 44 and 159 of that Act. Section 44 provides that the guardian may seek advice from VCAT and section 159 provides for the reassessment of a guardianship order by VCAT.

Subdivision 4—Service of applications for variations, revocations or extensions of orders