96Registration of external protection order

#### 96 Registration of external protection order 96 Registration of external protection order > > (1) On receipt of an application under section 95, the Registrar of the appropriate court must— > > > > > (a) register the external protection order to which the application relates, or > > > > > (b) refer the external protection order to a Judge of the Local Court or, if the appropriate court is the Children’s Court, a Children’s Judge for adaptation or modification. > > > (2) On the referral of an external protection order, the Judge or Children’s Judge may do either or both of the following— > > > > > (a) vary the period during which the order has effect in its operation in New South Wales, > > > > > (b) make such other adaptations or modifications to the order as the Magistrate or Children’s Magistrate considers necessary or desirable for its effective operation in New South Wales. > > > (3) The Registrar of the appropriate court must register an external protection order that has been adapted or modified under subsection (2). > > > (4) On registering an external protection order, the Registrar of the appropriate court must provide the Commissioner of Police with a copy of the registered external protection order. > > > (5) Notice of the registration of an external protection order is not to be served on the person against whom the order has been made unless the person who applied for that registration has consented to that service. > > > (6) A registered external protection order is registered for the period during which the order, or the order as adapted or modified, is in force. > > **s 96:** Am 2025 No 61, Sch 2.26\[3\] \[4\].