Section sec.33 - Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 - Fixing of date, time and place for hearing

sec.33Fixing of date, time and place for hearing

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### sec.33 Fixing of date, time and place for hearing If the applicant for the protection order is a police officer, as soon as practicable after the application is prepared, the police officer must prepare a copy of the application that states the date, time and place for the hearing of the application. If the applicant for the protection order is not a police officer, as soon as practicable after the application is filed in the court, the clerk of the court must— write on a copy of the application the date, time and place for the hearing of the application; and give the copy of the application to— the applicant; and the officer in charge of the police station nearest the place where the respondent lives or was last known to live. (sec.33-ssec.1) If the applicant for the protection order is a police officer, as soon as practicable after the application is prepared, the police officer must prepare a copy of the application that states the date, time and place for the hearing of the application. (sec.33-ssec.2) If the applicant for the protection order is not a police officer, as soon as practicable after the application is filed in the court, the clerk of the court must— write on a copy of the application the date, time and place for the hearing of the application; and give the copy of the application to— the applicant; and the officer in charge of the police station nearest the place where the respondent lives or was last known to live. - (a) write on a copy of the application the date, time and place for the hearing of the application; and - (b) give the copy of the application to— (i) the applicant; and (ii) the officer in charge of the police station nearest the place where the respondent lives or was last known to live. - (i) the applicant; and - (ii) the officer in charge of the police station nearest the place where the respondent lives or was last known to live. - (i) the applicant; and - (ii) the officer in charge of the police station nearest the place where the respondent lives or was last known to live.