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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
sec.100ZBPolice protection direction taken to be application for protection order
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### sec.100ZB Police protection direction taken to be application for protection order
If the police commissioner files documents for a police protection direction under section 100ZA (1) —
the police protection direction is taken to be an application for a protection order; and
the police officer who issued the direction is taken to be the applicant.
If the application for a review of the police protection direction is made by the respondent to the direction and the application seeks a protection order against the aggrieved in favour of the respondent—
the application by the respondent is taken to be an application for a protection order against the aggrieved; and
for applying part 3 , division 1A —
the application for a protection order taken to have been made by the police officer is taken to be an original application under section 41A (1) (a) ; and
the application for a protection order taken to have been made by the respondent is taken to be a cross application under section 41A (1) (b) .
See sections 41C and 41G in relation to the court hearing and deciding the original application and cross application together.
s 100ZB ins 2025 No. 18 s 19
(sec.100ZB-ssec.1) If the police commissioner files documents for a police protection direction under section 100ZA (1) — the police protection direction is taken to be an application for a protection order; and the police officer who issued the direction is taken to be the applicant.
(sec.100ZB-ssec.2) If the application for a review of the police protection direction is made by the respondent to the direction and the application seeks a protection order against the aggrieved in favour of the respondent— the application by the respondent is taken to be an application for a protection order against the aggrieved; and for applying part 3 , division 1A — the application for a protection order taken to have been made by the police officer is taken to be an original application under section 41A (1) (a) ; and the application for a protection order taken to have been made by the respondent is taken to be a cross application under section 41A (1) (b) . See sections 41C and 41G in relation to the court hearing and deciding the original application and cross application together.
- (a) the police protection direction is taken to be an application for a protection order; and
- (b) the police officer who issued the direction is taken to be the applicant.
- (a) the application by the respondent is taken to be an application for a protection order against the aggrieved; and
- (b) for applying part 3 , division 1A — (i) the application for a protection order taken to have been made by the police officer is taken to be an original application under section 41A (1) (a) ; and (ii) the application for a protection order taken to have been made by the respondent is taken to be a cross application under section 41A (1) (b) .
- (i) the application for a protection order taken to have been made by the police officer is taken to be an original application under section 41A (1) (a) ; and
- (ii) the application for a protection order taken to have been made by the respondent is taken to be a cross application under section 41A (1) (b) .
- (i) the application for a protection order taken to have been made by the police officer is taken to be an original application under section 41A (1) (a) ; and
- (ii) the application for a protection order taken to have been made by the respondent is taken to be a cross application under section 41A (1) (b) .