DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 (NO 34 OF 2007) - SECT 37 DVO taken to be summons to appear before Court

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007 (NO 34 OF 2007) - SECT 37

If:

    (a)     notice to the defendant to appear at the hearing of the application is not given to the defendant before the hearing; and

    (b)     a CSJ DVO is made in the absence of the defendant;

the copy of the DVO given to the defendant is taken to be a summons to the defendant to appear before the Court, at the time and place shown on it for its return, to show cause why the DVO should not be confirmed by the Court.

Note

Part 2.10 deals with the confirmation of DVOs.