Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROTECTION ORDERS ACT 2008 (NO. 46 OF 2008) - SECT 69

A judicial officer may make an emergency order on application if—

        (a)     the judicial officer is satisfied that—

              (i)     the respondent has behaved in a way that satisfies the judicial officer that there are reasonable grounds for believing that, if an emergency order is not made, the respondent may cause physical injury to, or substantial damage to the property of, the aggrieved person or a child of the aggrieved person; and

              (ii)     the aggrieved person is a relevant person in relation to the respondent; and

              (iii)     it is not practicable to arrest the respondent, or there is no ground to arrest the respondent; and

        (b)     it is outside the sitting hours of the Magistrates Court.