78Orders made with consent of parties

#### 78 Orders made with consent of parties 78 Orders made with consent of parties > > (1) A court may make a final apprehended violence order, or an interim court order, without being satisfied as to the matters that are prerequisites to the making of those orders if the protected person and the defendant consent to the making of the order. > > > (2) Such an order may be made whether or not the defendant admits to any or all of the particulars of the application. > > > (3) Before making such an order, the court may conduct a hearing in relation to the particulars of the application but only if— > > > > > (a) the order to be made by the court is a final apprehended violence order, and > > > > > (b) the court is of the opinion that the interests of justice require it to conduct the hearing. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > court includes the District Court. > > **s 78:** Am 2016 No 33, Sch 1 \[31\].