South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A domestic
violence restraining order must be served on the defendant personally and is
not binding on the defendant until it has been so served.
(2) If a domestic
violence restraining order is confirmed in an amended form or is varied before
being confirmed or at any other time, the order in its amended form must be
served on the defendant personally and until so served—
(a) the
variation is not binding on the defendant; but
(b) the
order as in force prior to the variation continues to be binding on the
defendant.
(3) If a member of the
police force has reason to believe that a person is subject to a domestic
violence restraining order that has not been served on the person, the member
may—
(a)
require the person to remain at a particular place for—
(i)
so long as may be necessary for the order, and, if the
order is subject to confirmation, the summons to appear before the Court to
show cause why the order should not be confirmed, to be served on the person;
or
(ii)
two hours,
whichever is the lesser; and
(b) if
the person refuses or fails to comply with the requirement or the member has
reasonable grounds to believe that the requirement will not be complied with,
arrest and detain the person in custody (without warrant) for the period
referred to in paragraph (a).
(4) The Court may,
when making a firearms order, order that a member of the police force, the
complainant or the defendant serve a copy of the firearms order on an employer
of the defendant specified by the Court in whose employment the Court has
reason to believe the defendant may be supplied with or have access to a
firearm.