Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

FAMILY AND PERSONAL VIOLENCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 10 OF 2017) - SECT 21

in division 3.4, insert

33A     Consent to interim order becoming final order

    (1)     This section applies if a court makes an interim order in the absence of a respondent.

    (2)     If the respondent wishes to consent to the interim order becoming a final order, the respondent may—

        (a)     fill out the endorsement copy of the interim order in accordance with the instructions on the copy; and

        (b)     indicate on the endorsement copy that the respondent consents to the interim order becoming a final order; and

        (c)     return it to the Magistrates Court before the return date for the application for the final order.

    (3)     If the respondent acts under subsection (2), the interim order becomes a final order on the day the Magistrates Court receives the endorsement copy.

    (4)     In this section:

"endorsement copy", of an interim order, means the copy of the interim order marked as the endorsement copy under section 70C (1).