Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007
72CCommissioner must be notified if application relates to police-initiated order
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72C Commissioner must be notified if application relates to police-initiated order
72C Commissioner must be notified if application relates to police-initiated order
(1) The court must decline to hear an application in respect of a police-initiated order unless—
(a) the application is made by a police officer, or
(b) the court is satisfied that notice of the application has been served on the Commissioner of Police in accordance with the rules of the court.
(2) The Commissioner of Police has standing to appear in proceedings for the variation or revocation of any police-initiated order.
ss 72A–72D: Ins 2016 No 33, Sch 1 [27].