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PART 1 – PRELIMINARY MATTERS

1. Purpose

2. Interpretation

3. Meaning of family member

4. Meaning of domestic violence

5. Meaning of spouse

6. Meaning of property

7. Declaration of authorised persons

8. Registered counsellors

9. Registers

PART 2 – DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENCE

10. Domestic violence offence

PART 3 – FAMILY PROTECTION ORDERS

Division 1 – Power of court to make protection orders

11. Court may make protection order

12. Conditions of a protection order

13. Conditions relating to individual protection and harmonious family relationships

14. Conditions relating to weapons

15. Conditions relating to property

16. Conditions relation to counselling and/or mediation

Division 2 – Temporary protection orders

17. Authorised person may make temporary protection order

18. Court may make temporary protection order 1

9. Further hearing by court

20. Temporary protection orders – evidence and matters to consider

Division 3 – Offence and compensation

21. Offence to breach family protection order

22. Compensation

Division 4 – Other matters

23. Order to be explained

24. Consent orders

25. Power of court to make order if person pleads guilty

26. Form of family protection order

PART 4 – APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY PROTECTION ORDERS

27. Who can apply for a family protection order?

28. Application to a court for a family protection order

29. Application to an authorised person for a temporary protection order

PART 5 – PROCEDURAL MATTERS IN RELATION TO FAMILY PROTECTION APPLICATIONS AND ORDERS

Division 1 – Priority of applications and evidence

30. Absent defendant

31. Priority

32. Evidence

33. Burden of proof

34. Spouse may give evidence

Division 2 – Service, duration, variation and revocation

35. Service of application and issue of summons or warrant

36. Service of family protection orders

37. Duration of orders

38. Variation and revocation of orders

Division 3 – Other matters

39. Proceedings for family protection orders not open to public

40. Restriction on publication of proceedings

41. No application fees

42. Costs

43. Bail