54How application is made

54 How application is made (1) An application for a court DVO must: (2) The applicant for a court DVO must file the application in the Court that is located closest to the place of residence of the protected (3) Despite subsection (2), if the respondent is a young person the application must be filed in the Youth Justice Court mentioned in (4) A failure to comply with subsection (2) or (3) does not affect the (5) As soon as practicable after the application is filed under subsection (1), a registrar must give written notice to the parties to the court DVO of the date and place for the hearing of the application.