Victorian Current Acts

PERSONAL SAFETY INTERVENTION ORDERS ACT 2010 - SECT 13

    (1)     An application for a personal safety intervention order must—

        (a)     include the information prescribed by rules made under this Act; and

S. 13(1)(b) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch.  2 item 93.1).

        (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. 13(1)(c) amended by Nos 6/2018 s. 68(Sch.  2 item 93.1), 1/2022 s. 119(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. 13(3) inserted by No. 33/2018 s. 72, substituted by No. 1/2022 s. 119(2).

    (3)     Unless the rules of court otherwise provide, the application may be made by telephone, fax, or other electronic communication.

S. 13(4) inserted by No. 1/2022 s. 119(2).

    (4)     A declaration of truth—

        (a)     must include the applicant's full name and date of birth; and

        (b)     must include an acknowledgement 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 acknowledgement 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S. 14 amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch.  2 item 93.2), repealed by No. 33/2018 s. 73.

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