Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007
34Duration of police DVO
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34 Duration of police DVO (1) A police DVO comes into effect when it is made. (2) A police DVO is in force until the earlier of the following: (a) when the police DVO is confirmed, with or without variation, by the Court under Division 3; (b) when the police DVO is revoked by the Court under Division 2 or 3. Note for subsection (2)(a) A police DVO confirmed under Division 3 becomes a court DVO, see section 48.
Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 34 (3) Despite subsection (2), a police DVO confirmed under section 48(1)(a) with a variation that results in more onerous restraints, prohibitions, obligations or requirements imposed on the respondent at a hearing at which the respondent did not appear remains in effect until the further hearing mentioned in section 49(2).