JUSTICE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2021 - SECT 9 Replacement of s 36 (Applicant may ask clerk of court for hearing before respondent is served)

JUSTICE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2021 - SECT 9

9 Replacement of s 36 (Applicant may ask clerk of court for hearing before respondent is served)

Section 36 —

omit, insert—

36 Applicant may ask clerk of court for hearing before respondent is served or without giving verification declaration

(1) This section applies for the purpose of the court making a temporary protection order under division 2.

(2) The applicant for a protection order may ask the clerk of the court to arrange for the application to be heard by the court—

(a) before the application is served on the respondent; or

(b) before the application is served on the respondent and without the applicant giving the court a verification declaration.

(3) This section applies despite section 34.