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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
sec.185Court to give domestic violence order to other persons
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### sec.185 Court to give domestic violence order to other persons
If a court makes or varies a domestic violence order, the clerk of the court must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the order is made or varied, give a copy of the order, or varied order, to—
the aggrieved; and
an applicant who is not an aggrieved or a police officer; and
each named person; and
the police commissioner.
If a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) , (b) or (c) is present in court when the order is made or varied, the clerk of the court may give the person a copy of the order, or varied order, before the person leaves the court.
However, the clerk of the court is not required to comply with subsection (1) (a) , (b) or (c) if the clerk of the court can not locate the person, or identify an address for the place of residence or business of the person, after making all reasonable enquiries.
Also, the clerk of the court is not required to comply with subsection (1) (c) if the clerk of the court reasonably believes that—
the named person is a child; and
a copy of the order has already been given to a parent of the child because the parent is an aggrieved or named person.
Failure to comply with this section does not invalidate or otherwise affect a domestic violence order.
This section is subject to section 188 .
(sec.185-ssec.1) If a court makes or varies a domestic violence order, the clerk of the court must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the order is made or varied, give a copy of the order, or varied order, to— the aggrieved; and an applicant who is not an aggrieved or a police officer; and each named person; and the police commissioner.
(sec.185-ssec.2) If a person mentioned in subsection (1) (a) , (b) or (c) is present in court when the order is made or varied, the clerk of the court may give the person a copy of the order, or varied order, before the person leaves the court.
(sec.185-ssec.3) However, the clerk of the court is not required to comply with subsection (1) (a) , (b) or (c) if the clerk of the court can not locate the person, or identify an address for the place of residence or business of the person, after making all reasonable enquiries.
(sec.185-ssec.4) Also, the clerk of the court is not required to comply with subsection (1) (c) if the clerk of the court reasonably believes that— the named person is a child; and a copy of the order has already been given to a parent of the child because the parent is an aggrieved or named person.
(sec.185-ssec.5) Failure to comply with this section does not invalidate or otherwise affect a domestic violence order.
(sec.185-ssec.6) This section is subject to section 188 .
- (a) the aggrieved; and
- (b) an applicant who is not an aggrieved or a police officer; and
- (c) each named person; and
- (d) the police commissioner.
- (a) the named person is a child; and
- (b) a copy of the order has already been given to a parent of the child because the parent is an aggrieved or named person.