Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FAMILY VIOLENCE AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2012 (NO. 83 OF 2012) - SECT 46

    (1)     Clause 62A of Schedule 1 to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 is repealed .

    (2)     After clause 67 of Schedule 1 to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 insert —

        " 67A     Support person

    (1)     If a party to a proceeding under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 is a protected person or a respondent under a family violence intervention order under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 , the party may be accompanied at a hearing by a person (a support person ) for the purposes of that person providing support to the party.

    (2)     The support person may be—

        (a)     a legal practitioner; or

        (b)     a social worker; or

        (c)     a friend or family member of the party; or

        (d)     any other person chosen by the party.".

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PART 7—REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT