Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Family Violence Protection Act 2008 - SECT 48

Service of application

48. Service of application

As soon as practicable after an application for a family violence intervention
order is made, the appropriate registrar for the court must serve the
application on-

   (a)  the respondent; and

   (b)  if the applicant for the order is not the affected family member-

   (i)  the affected family member; or

   (ii) if the affected family member is a child and the application was made
        with the consent of the child's parent, that parent;

   (iii) if the affected family member is a child and the application was made
        with the leave of the court, a parent of the child (other than the
        respondent) with whom the child normally or regularly lives;

   (iv) if the affected family member has a guardian-the guardian.