Victorian Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN'S COURT (FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION) RULES 2008

S.R. No. 156/2008
Version as at 8 December 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Regulation Page
           ORDER 1.
           PRELIMINARY

   PART 1-GENERAL

   1.01.   Object
   1.02.   Authorising provisions
   1.03.   Commencement
   1.04.   Revocation

   PART 2-INTERPRETATION

   1.05.   Definitions

   PART 3-APPLICATION OF RULES

   1.06.   Definitions
   1.07.   Application
   1.08.   Former Rules continue to apply

   PART 4-MISCELLANEOUS

   1.09.   Legal representation
   1.10.   Filing of documents
   1.11.   Seal of the Court
           ORDER 2.
           NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES
   2.01.   Effect of non-compliance
   2.02.   Dispensing with compliance
           ORDER 3.
           TIME, SITTINGS, COURT OFFICE AND DOCUMENTS
   3.01.   Court may fix time
   3.02.   Content and form of documents
   3.03.   Registrar refusing to accept documents
   3.04.   Scandalous matter
           ORDER 4.
           PROCESS IN THE COURT

   PART 1-POLICE PROTECTION BEFORE COURT

   4.01.   Application to extend direction or detention

   PART 2-APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION ORDERS

   4.02.   Application for a family violence intervention order
   4.03.   Application for associated final order
   4.04.   Application for variation, revocation or extension of a family violence intervention order
   4.05.   Form of consent

   PART 3-MISCELLANEOUS

   4.06.   Request for further and better particulars of application
   4.07.   Withdrawal of applications
           ORDER 5.
           SERVICE
   5.01.   Process if Court required to give documents to a person
   5.02.   Certificate of service
   5.03.   Inability to serve
   5.04.   Certificates may be filed by facsimile
   5.05.   Applications for substituted service
   5.06.   Service interstate
   5.07.   Service in New Zealand
           ORDER 6.
           STAY OF PROCEEDING
   6.01.   Stay of proceeding
   6.02.   Striking out proceeding
           ORDER 7.
           AFFIDAVITS
   7.01.   Form of affidavit
   7.02.   Affidavit by illiterate, blind or incapacitated person
   7.03.   Content of affidavit
   7.04.   Affidavit by two or more deponents
   7.05.   Alterations
   7.06.   Annexures and exhibits
   7.07.   Irregularity
   7.08.   Filing and service of affidavits
   7.09.   Service of affidavits if party is unrepresented
   7.10.   Affidavit sworn before party
           ORDER 8.
           EXPERT EVIDENCE
   8.01.   Statement or report of expert to be filed
   8.02.   Service of statement or report
   8.03.   Service of statement or report on unrepresented party
   8.04.   Putting statement or report filed by other party in evidence
           ORDER 9.
           HEARINGS
   9.01.   Order of hearing
   9.02.   No addresses
   9.03.   Absence of party
   9.04.   Alternative arrangements for giving evidence
           ORDER 10.
           ORDERS
   10.01.  Certified extracts
           ORDER 11.
           VENUE AND TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS
   11.01.  Venue of Court
   11.02.  Place of hearing of application
   11.03.  Venue of Court for applications under Part 11 of the Act
           ORDER 12.
           REHEARINGS
   12.01.  Application for rehearing
   12.02.  Form of application
   12.03.  Rehearing date
           ORDER 13.
           APPEALS
   13.01.  Particulars to be included in notice of appeal
   13.02.  Stay of relevant decision
           ORDER 14.
           MISCELLANEOUS
   14.01.  Risk assessments
   14.02.  Service and Execution of Process Rules
   14.03.  General power of amendment
   14.04.  Directions
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details
           ORDER 1
           PRELIMINARY

   PART 1-GENERAL