Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) An application for a family violence intervention order must—
(a) include the information prescribed by rules made under this Act; and
S. 43(1)(b) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 52.1).
(b) if the applicant is a police officer, be made on oath or by affirmation or by affidavit or certified in accordance with subsection (2); or
S. 43(1)(c) amended by Nos 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 52.1), 33/2018 s. 17(1).
(c) if the applicant is not a police officer, be made on oath or by affirmation or by affidavit or by declaration of truth.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), an application certified by a police officer must—
(a) be signed by the police officer; and
(b) include the police officer's name, rank and station.
S. 43(3) inserted by No. 33/2018 s. 17(2).
(3) Unless the rules of court otherwise provide, the application may be made by telephone, fax or other electronic communication.
S. 43(4) inserted by No. 33/2018 s. 17(2).
(4) A declaration of truth—
(a) must include the applicant's full name and date of birth; and
(b) must include an acknowledgment that the content of the application is true and correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief; and
(c) must include an acknowledgment that the applicant knows that making a declaration of truth that the applicant knows to be false is an offence with a penalty of 600 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment or both; and
(d) must otherwise comply with any requirements of the rules of court (if any); and
(e) is not required to be witnessed by, or executed before, any other person.
S. 44 amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 52.1), repealed by No. 33/2018 s. 18.
* * * * *