Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

PROTECTION ORDERS ACT 2001 (NO 89 OF 2001)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--INTRODUCTORY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  

   PART 2--OBJECTS, PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL CONCEPTS

   5.      Objects  
   6.      Principles for making protection orders  
   7.      Principle about procedures  
   8.      What may someone do under this Act?  
   9.      What is domestic violence? (DVA s 4A)  
   10.     What is personal violence? (MCA s 197 (1) (a), (b), (c))  

   PART 3--APPLICATIONS

   11.     Who may apply for certain non-emergency  
   12.     Applications by people with legal disability  
   13.     Who may apply to amend or revoke a protection order?  
   14.     Application forms that require aggrieved person's address  
   15.     Registrar sets return date  
   16.     Service of application  
   17.     Registrar may adjourn proceedings etc  
   18.     Preliminary conferences  

   PART 4--ORDERS GENERALLY

   19.     What level of satisfaction is required for pt 5, pt 6 and  
   20.     What kinds of behaviour does a protection order restrain?  
   21.     Does a protection order cover behaviour outside the ACT?  
   22.     What if an application is made for the wrong order?  
   23.     What if an application for wrong order decided?  
   24.     Explaining orders if respondent present (DVA s 15)  
   25.     Explaining orders if aggrieved person present  
   26.     Reasons for order  
   27.     Orders generally not to include aggrieved person's address  
   28.     Prohibitions or conditions may be shorter  
   29.     Consent orders (MCA s 206, 206AA)  
   30.     Consent orders and parties with legal disability  
   31.     Amendment or revocation generally  
   32.     This Act and Children and Young People Act  
   33.     Service of non-emergency orders  
   34.     Offence for contravention of protection order (DVA s 19D)  

   PART 5--FINAL ORDERS

           Division 5.1--Final orders generally

   35.     Length of final domestic violence orders  
   36.     Length of final personal protection orders  
   37.     Extension of final orders  
   38.     Firearms and final orders (DVA s 14A (1), (2))  
   39.     Recommendations for counselling etc (DVA s 11)  

           Division 5.2--Final orders other than workplace orders

   40.     What are the grounds for making a final order (other than a workplace  
   41.     What must the court consider before making a final order other than a workplace  
   42.     What final orders (other than workplace orders) may contain  

           Division 5.3--Workplace orders

   43.     Effect of availability of workplace orders  
   44.     What is personal violence for a workplace?  
   45.     What are the grounds for making a workplace order?  
   46.     What must the court consider before making a workplace order?  
   47.     What workplace orders may contain  

   PART 6--INTERIM ORDERS

   48.     When can an interim order be made?  
   49.     What are the grounds for making an interim order?  
   50.     What must court consider?  
   51.     What interim orders may contain  
   52.     Length of interim orders not by consent  
   53.     End of interim orders  
   54.     Length of interim orders by consent  
   55.     What if interim order would expire before final order served?  
   56.     Service unnecessary  
   57.     Firearms and interim orders (DVA s 14A (3))  
   58.     Extension of interim orders  
   59.     May a further interim order be made?  
   60.     When may the registrar extend an interim order?  

   PART 7--EMERGENCY ORDERS

   61.     Who may apply for an emergency order?  
   62.     When may an emergency order be made?  
   63.     How can an application for an emergency order be made? (DVA s 19I  
   64.     What should judicial officers consider in making an emergency order? (DVA s 19F  
   65.     Emergency orders (DVA s 19I (4)-(7) (a))  
   66.     Action on refusing order (DVA s 19I (7) (b))  
   67.     Records (DVA s 19I (8))  
   68.     Detention of person against whom a protection order is sought  
   69.     What an emergency order may contain  
   70.     Length of emergency orders  
   71.     Emergency amendment or revocation of emergency orders  
   72.     Non-emergency amendment or revocation of emergency orders  
   73.     Firearms and emergency orders (DVA s 19M)  
   74.     Service of emergency orders  
   75.     Police required to explain emergency order served  
   76.     Recording reasons if emergency order not applied for  

   PART 8--REVIEW

   77.     Review of consent orders  
   78.     Appealable decisions  
   79.     When can someone appeal to the Supreme Court?  
   80.     Giving notice of an appeal (MCCJA s 389 (2))  
   81.     Evidence on appeal (MCCJA s 391)  
   82.     Powers of Supreme Court on appeal (MCCJA s 393)  
   83.     Effect of filing appeal  

   PART 9--RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS

   84.     Definitions for pt 9 (PORAA s 3)  
   85.     Application for registration of recognised order  
   86.     Registration (PORAA s 5)  
   87.     Effect of registration (PORAA s 6)  
   88.     Amendment of registered order (PORAA s 7)  
   89.     Revocation of recognised order (PORAA s 8)  
   90.     Amendment of recognised order (PORAA s 9)  
   91.     Notification by interstate court of registration  
   92.     Evidence (PORAA s 11)  

   PART 10--ADMINISTRATION

   93.     Authorisation of registrar  
   94.     Deputy registrar and preliminary conferences  
   95.     Recovery of certain expenses (DVA s 19E)  
   96.     Approved forms  

   PART 11--SERVICE

   97.     If personal service not required  
   98.     If service impracticable or impossible  
   99.     Service of documents by police (DVA s 29)  

   PART 12--PUBLIC ACCESS AND PUBLICATION

   100.    Restriction on publication of reports about proceedings (DVA s 30)  
   101.    Limits of restriction on publication about proceedings (DVA s 30A)  

   PART 13--MISCELLANEOUS

   102.    Deciding application if criminal proceedings (DVA s 16)  
   103.    Crimes Act, s 547 (1) (DVA s 32)  
   104.    Working out time if less than 5 days  
   105.    Directions about procedure  
   106.    Regulation-making power  
   107.    Review  

   PART 14--TRANSITIONAL

   108.    Definitions for pt 14  
   109.    What happens to proceedings already begun?  
   110.    What happens to existing final orders under DV Act and MC Act?  
   111.    What happens to existing interim orders under DV Act and MC Act?  
   112.    What happens to existing emergency orders under DV Act?  
   113.    Domestic violence behaviour  
   114.    Domestic violence firearm related orders—final orders  
   115.    Domestic violence firearm related orders—interim orders  
   116.    Domestic violence firearm related orders—emergency orders  
   117.    Personal violence firearm related orders—final orders  
   118.    Personal violence firearm related orders—interim orders  
   119.    Protection of proceedings  
   120.    Applications under the Reciprocal Arrangements Act  
   121.    What happens to orders registered under the Reciprocal Arrangements  
   122.    What if registrar told recognised order amended or revoked  
   123.    What if registered protection order amended or revoked?  
   124.    Modification of pt 14's operation  
   125.    Expiry  
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           DICTIONARY
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