Victorian Current Acts

PERSONAL SAFETY INTERVENTION ORDERS ACT 2010 - SECT 76

    (1)     If the court makes a final order and the respondent or protected person (or both) are before the court, the court must explain to the respondent and the protected person (or whichever of them is before the court)—

        (a)     the purpose, terms and effect of the final order, including the effect of the order on any firearms authority or weapons approval held by the respondent or weapons exemption which applies to the respondent; and

        (b)     the consequences and penalties that may follow if the respondent fails to comply with the terms of the final order; and

        (c)     that the final order is a civil order of the court and the protected person cannot give permission to contravene the final order.

    (2)     An explanation under subsection (1) must be a clear oral explanation.

    (3)     Also, the court must give the protected person and the respondent a written notice containing—

        (a)     the information referred to in subsection (1); and

        (b)     the prescribed information.

    (4)     A written notice under subsection (3) may be accompanied by written information about any relevant services that may be available to the protected person or respondent, including counselling services, drug and alcohol services, disability services, financial counselling services, mental health services and advocacy services.

    (5)     A failure by the court to explain a final order or give a written notice in accordance with this section does not affect the validity of the order.

Division 9—Duration of final order