Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

FAMILY AND PERSONAL VIOLENCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 10 OF 2017) - SECT 110

in part 20, insert

198     Meaning of repealed Act —pt 20

In this part:

"repealed Act" means the Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008

.

199     Applications and orders under repealed Act

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     an application for a personal protection order is made under the repealed Act

; or

        (b)     a personal protection order is made under the repealed Act

.

    (2)     The application or personal protection order is taken to have been made under this Act.

    (3)     A proceeding for or in relation to an application for a personal protection order under the repealed Act

is taken to be a proceeding under this Act.

Note     Any procedural requirement under this Act, the Court Procedures Act 2004

or any other territory law will apply to a proceeding under the repealed Act

.

    (4)     To avoid doubt, if an application or an order is properly made under the repealed Act

, or taken to have been properly made under the repealed Act

, section 27 or section 28, it is taken to have been properly made under this Act.