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FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2008 - SECT 201

Service of orders

    If the court makes, varies, extends or revokes a family violence intervention order, or varies, extends or revokes a recognised DVO, the appropriate registrar for the court must—

        (a)     arrange for the order to be drawn up and filed in the court; and

S. 201(b) substituted by No. 19/2017 s. 23(a), amended by No. 33/2018 s. 31(1).

        (b)     serve a copy of the order on the respondent, unless the respondent has been given an explanation of the order under section 57(1)60G(1) or 96(1); and

        (c)     give a copy of the order to the following persons—

              (i)     the Chief Commissioner of Police;

              (ii)     each party to the proceeding;

S. 201(c)(iia) inserted by No. 19/2017 s. 23(b).

        (iia)     if the respondent is not required to be served with the order under paragraph (b), the respondent;

              (iii)     if the protected person is a child and the application was made with the consent of the child's parent, that parent;

S. 201(c)(iv) amended by Nos 18/2010 s. 35, 29/2011 s. 3(Sch.  1 item 37.2), substituted by No. 19/2017 s. 15, amended by No. 33/2018 s. 31(2).

              (iv)     if the protected person is a child and the order was made by a court under section 53AA, 77 or 77A, or on its own initiative or own motion, a parent of the child (other than the respondent) with whom the child normally or regularly lives;

              (v)     if the protected person has a guardian, the guardian;

S. 201(c)(vi) amended by No. 33/2018 s. 31(3).

              (vi)     the officer in charge of the police station closest to the place of residence of the protected person;

S. 201(d) inserted by No. 33/2018 s. 31(4).

        (d)     in the case of an interim order made under Division 2A of Part 4, serve a copy of the interim order on the protected person.

S. 202 amended by No. 53/2010 s. 208, substituted by No. 19/2017 s. 28.



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