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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
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### sec.100ZA Filing and service of documents
The police commissioner must, within 1 business day or as soon as practicable after receiving a copy of an application for the review of a police protection direction under section 100Z (3) , file the following documents in the court—
a copy of the direction;
the signed written notice stating the grounds for issuing the direction prepared by the police officer who issued the direction under section 100O (2) ;
if the direction does not include the matters mentioned in section 100N (2) (b) and (c) —a statement made and signed by the police officer who issued the direction about the following matters—
the nature of the protection order sought by the application for a protection order;
the grounds on which the protection order is sought;
a notice, to be served on each person mentioned in subsection (4) (a) and (b) , stating that the person will be notified of the date, time and place for the hearing of the application for the review.
The reference in subsection (1) (c) to the application for a protection order is a reference to the application for a protection order the police protection direction is taken to be under section 100ZB (1) .
The clerk of the court must make arrangements for—
the application for the review to be listed for hearing at the earliest opportunity and not later than 14 business days after the day the documents are filed under subsection (1) ; and
the persons mentioned in subsection (4) (a) and (b) , and the police officer or service legal officer responsible for the matter, to be notified of the date, time and place of the hearing.
A police officer must—
serve a copy of each of the documents filed under subsection (1) on the applicant; and
serve a copy of the application for review and a copy of each of the documents filed under subsection (1) on—
each person, other than the applicant, who is entitled under section 100Z to apply for a review of the direction; and
each named person in the direction.
Service of a document on a person under subsection (4) —
if an address for service for the person is known—may be made in any way; or
otherwise—must be made personally by a police officer.
Failure to comply with subsection (4) or (5) does not invalidate or otherwise affect the application for review of the police protection direction.
s 100ZA ins 2025 No. 18 s 19
(sec.100ZA-ssec.1) The police commissioner must, within 1 business day or as soon as practicable after receiving a copy of an application for the review of a police protection direction under section 100Z (3) , file the following documents in the court— a copy of the direction; the signed written notice stating the grounds for issuing the direction prepared by the police officer who issued the direction under section 100O (2) ; if the direction does not include the matters mentioned in section 100N (2) (b) and (c) —a statement made and signed by the police officer who issued the direction about the following matters— the nature of the protection order sought by the application for a protection order; the grounds on which the protection order is sought; a notice, to be served on each person mentioned in subsection (4) (a) and (b) , stating that the person will be notified of the date, time and place for the hearing of the application for the review.
(sec.100ZA-ssec.2) The reference in subsection (1) (c) to the application for a protection order is a reference to the application for a protection order the police protection direction is taken to be under section 100ZB (1) .
(sec.100ZA-ssec.3) The clerk of the court must make arrangements for— the application for the review to be listed for hearing at the earliest opportunity and not later than 14 business days after the day the documents are filed under subsection (1) ; and the persons mentioned in subsection (4) (a) and (b) , and the police officer or service legal officer responsible for the matter, to be notified of the date, time and place of the hearing.
(sec.100ZA-ssec.4) A police officer must— serve a copy of each of the documents filed under subsection (1) on the applicant; and serve a copy of the application for review and a copy of each of the documents filed under subsection (1) on— each person, other than the applicant, who is entitled under section 100Z to apply for a review of the direction; and each named person in the direction.
(sec.100ZA-ssec.5) Service of a document on a person under subsection (4) — if an address for service for the person is known—may be made in any way; or otherwise—must be made personally by a police officer.
(sec.100ZA-ssec.6) Failure to comply with subsection (4) or (5) does not invalidate or otherwise affect the application for review of the police protection direction.
- (a) a copy of the direction;
- (b) the signed written notice stating the grounds for issuing the direction prepared by the police officer who issued the direction under section 100O (2) ;
- (c) if the direction does not include the matters mentioned in section 100N (2) (b) and (c) —a statement made and signed by the police officer who issued the direction about the following matters— (i) the nature of the protection order sought by the application for a protection order; (ii) the grounds on which the protection order is sought;
- (i) the nature of the protection order sought by the application for a protection order;
- (ii) the grounds on which the protection order is sought;
- (d) a notice, to be served on each person mentioned in subsection (4) (a) and (b) , stating that the person will be notified of the date, time and place for the hearing of the application for the review.
- (i) the nature of the protection order sought by the application for a protection order;
- (ii) the grounds on which the protection order is sought;
- (a) the application for the review to be listed for hearing at the earliest opportunity and not later than 14 business days after the day the documents are filed under subsection (1) ; and
- (b) the persons mentioned in subsection (4) (a) and (b) , and the police officer or service legal officer responsible for the matter, to be notified of the date, time and place of the hearing.
- (a) serve a copy of each of the documents filed under subsection (1) on the applicant; and
- (b) serve a copy of the application for review and a copy of each of the documents filed under subsection (1) on— (i) each person, other than the applicant, who is entitled under section 100Z to apply for a review of the direction; and (ii) each named person in the direction.
- (i) each person, other than the applicant, who is entitled under section 100Z to apply for a review of the direction; and
- (ii) each named person in the direction.
- (i) each person, other than the applicant, who is entitled under section 100Z to apply for a review of the direction; and
- (ii) each named person in the direction.
- (a) if an address for service for the person is known—may be made in any way; or
- (b) otherwise—must be made personally by a police officer.