New South Wales Consolidated Acts

VICTIMS SUPPORT AND REHABILITATION ACT 1996 - SECT 58K

58K Time when restraining order ceases to be in force

(1) If, after a restraining order is made in reliance on the charging of a person with an offence:

(a) the charge is withdrawn and the person is not charged with a related offence by the time of the withdrawal-the restraining order ceases to be in force when the charge is withdrawn, or

(b) the person is acquitted of the charge and the person is not charged with a related offence by the time of the acquittal-the restraining order ceases to be in force when the acquittal occurs.

(2) If a restraining order is made in reliance on the charging of a person with (or the conviction of a person of) an offence, the restraining order ceases to be in force 2 years after it is made.

(3) If a restraining order is made against a person referred to in section 58C (1) (c), the restraining order ceases to be in force 2 years after it is made.

(4) The Supreme Court may, on the application of an appropriate officer, extend for a specified period the period for which a restraining order is in force under this section.