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DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 - SECT 65 When DVO may be made on consent

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 - SECT 65

When DVO may be made on consent

    (1)     On an application made under Division 2 for a court DVO, the Court may make a DVO under this Division if the parties to the DVO consent to it being made.

Note for subsection (1)

The Court may vary or revoke a consent DVO under Part 2.6 on an application or on the Court's own initiative.

    (2)     A court DVO may be made on consent even if the respondent did not admit or expressly denied:

        (a)     an allegation made against the respondent; or

        (b)     the grounds of the application.

    (3)     To avoid doubt, a court DVO must not be made on consent unless the Court is satisfied of the grounds in section 18.