Victorian Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN'S COURT (FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION) RULES 2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   ORDER 1—PRELIMINARY

   PART 1--GENERAL

   1.01.   Object  
   1.02.   Authorising provisions  
   1.03.   Commencement  
   1.04.   Revocations  

   PART 2--INTERPRETATION

   1.05.   Definitions  

   PART 3--APPLICATION OF RULES

   1.07.   Application  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

   1.09.   Legal representation  
   1.10.   Filing of documents  
   1.11.   Seal of the Court  

   ORDER 2—NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES

   2.01.   Effect of non-compliance  
   2.02.   Dispensing with compliance  

   ORDER 3—TIME AND DOCUMENTS

   3.01.   Court may fix time  
   3.02.   Content and form of documents  
   3.03.   Registrar refusing to accept documents  
   3.04.   Scandalous matter  

   ORDER 4—PROCESS IN THE COURT

   PART 1--POLICE PROTECTION BEFORE COURT

   4.01.   Application to extend direction or detention  

   PART 2--APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION ORDERS

   4.02.   Application for a family violence intervention order  
   4.03.   Application for associated final order  
   4.04.   Application for variation, revocation or extension of a family violence intervention order  
   4.05.   Form of consent  

   PART 3--MISCELLANEOUS

   4.06.   Request for further and better particulars of application  
   4.07.   Withdrawal of applications  

   ORDER 5—SERVICE AND RELATED MATTERS

   PART 1--GIVING OF DOCUMENTS BY COURT

   5.01.   Process if Court required to give documents to a person  

   PART 2--MATTERS RELATING TO SERVICE

   5.02.   Certificate of service  
   5.03.   Inability to serve  
   5.04.   Filing of certificates under Rule 5.02 or 5.03  

   ORDER 6—STAY OF PROCEEDING

   6.01.   Stay of proceeding  
   6.02.   Striking out proceeding  

   ORDER 7—AFFIDAVITS

   7.01.   Form of affidavit  
   7.02.   Affidavit by illiterate, blind or incapacitated person  
   7.03.   Content of affidavit  
   7.04.   Affidavit by 2 or more deponents  
   7.05.   Alterations  
   7.06.   Annexures and exhibits  
   7.07.   Irregularity  
   7.08.   Filing and service of affidavits  
   7.09.   Service of affidavits if party is unrepresented  
   7.10.   Affidavit sworn or affirmed before party  

   ORDER 8—EXPERT EVIDENCE

   8.01.   Statement or report of expert to be filed  
   8.02.   Service of statement or report  
   8.03.   Service of statement or report on unrepresented party  
   8.04.   Putting statement or report filed by other party in evidence  

   ORDER 9—HEARINGS

   9.01.   Order of hearing  
   9.02.   No addresses  
   9.03.   Absence of party  
   9.04.   Alternative arrangements for giving evidence  

   ORDER 10—ORDERS AND RELATED MATTERS

   10.01.  Certified extracts  
   10.02.  Form of written explanation of interim family violence order  
   10.03.  Form of written explanation of final family violence order  

   ORDER 11—VENUE AND TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS

   11.01.  Filing of applications  
   11.02.  Place of hearing of application  

   ORDER 12—REHEARINGS

   12.01.  Application for rehearing  
   12.02.  Form of application  
   12.03.  Rehearing date  

   ORDER 13—APPEALS

   13.01.  Form of notice of appeal  
   13.02.  Stay of relevant decision  

   ORDER 14—MISCELLANEOUS

   14.01.  Risk assessments  
   14.02.  General power of amendment  
   14.03.  Directions  

   ORDER 15—PROCEDURE UNDER THE VEXATIOUS PROCEEDINGS ACT 2014

   PART 1--INTERPRETATION

   15.01.  Definitions  

   PART 2--APPLICATIONS AND NOTICES

   15.02.  Applications for leave to apply for extended litigation restraint orders that relate to intervention order legislation  
   15.03.  Applications for extended litigation restraint orders that relate to intervention order legislation  
   15.04.  Applications for acting in concert orders—intervention order legislation  
   15.05.  Application for leave to proceed under extended litigation restraint order that relates to intervention order legislation  
   15.06.  Application for leave to proceed under general litigation restraint order  
   15.07.  Notice of applications  
   15.08.  Application for leave to apply for variation or revocation of extended litigation restraint order that relates to intervention order legislation  
   15.09.  Application to vary or revoke extended litigation restraint order that relates to intervention order legislation  
   15.10.  Notice of application to vary or revoke litigation restraint order  

   PART 3--PROVISIONS APPLYING TO APPLICATIONS

   15.11.  Application of Part  
   15.12.  Service of applications  
   15.13.  Day for hearing  
   15.14.  Adjournment  
   15.15.  Absence of party to application  
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