Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROTECTION ORDERS ACT 2008 (NO. 46 OF 2008) - SECT 93

    (1)     This section applies if an interim order has become a final order (the original order ) under section 36.

    (2)     The respondent to the original order may apply to the Magistrates Court for a review of the original order.

Note     If a form is approved under the Court Procedures Act 2004 for an application under this section, the form must be used.

    (3)     The Magistrates Court may hear an application under subsection (2) only if satisfied that—

        (a)     for a respondent who did not act under section 36—the respondent has a reasonable excuse for failing to act; or

        (b)     the respondent is a person with a legal disability who did not have a litigation guardian when the interim order became a final order and did not attend court on the return date for the application for the final order; or

        (c)     the respondent has had a significant change in circumstances relevant to the making of the original order.