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FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2016 - SECT 21 Interim orders—grounds for making

FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2016 - SECT 21

Interim orders—grounds for making

A court may make an interim order if satisfied that the order is necessary to do either or both of the following until the application for the final order is decided:

        (a)     ensure the safety of an affected person from family violence;

        (b)     prevent substantial damage to an affected person's property.

Note 1     The court must consider the matters mentioned in s 14 in deciding whether to make the interim order.

Note 2     An affected person includes any child who hears, witnesses or is otherwise exposed to family violence committed against another person (see s 8 (1), def "family violence", par (b) and dict).