Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007
87DDuration of serious domestic abuse prevention order
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87D Duration of serious domestic abuse prevention order
87D Duration of serious domestic abuse prevention order
(1) A serious domestic abuse prevention order—
(a) takes effect when it is served on the person against whom it is made or on a later date specified in the order, and
(b) once it takes effect, has effect for the period specified in the order.
(2) The period specified in a serious domestic abuse prevention order for its duration must not exceed a period of 5 years.
(3) Nothing in this section prevents the court from making a second or subsequent serious domestic abuse prevention order against the same person.
s 87D: Ins 2024 No 59, Sch 1[17].