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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