Victorian Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN'S COURT (PERSONAL SAFETY INTERVENTION ORDERS) RULES 2021 - REG 5.03

    (1)     For the purposes of section 178 of the Act, the certificate must—

        (a)     be made by affidavit or certified; and

        (b)     include the following particulars—

              (i)     if the person completing the certificate is a police officer, the police officer's name, rank and station;

              (ii)     if the person completing the certificate is an appropriate registrar, the appropriate registrar's name and the location of the court;

              (iii)     the reasons it has not been possible to serve the document, including details of attempts to locate or serve the person;

              (iv)     the means that the person completing the certificate believes could be used to bring the document to be served to the person's attention, and the reasons for that belief; and

        (c)     specify each document that was to be served.

    (2)     For the purposes of subrule (1)(a), the certificate may be certified only if it is completed by a police officer or an appropriate registrar.