sec.39Hearing of application—non-appearance of respondent

### sec.39 Hearing of application—non-appearance of respondent This section applies if a respondent fails to appear before the court that is to hear and decide an application for a protection order and the court is satisfied that the respondent has been served with a copy of the application. If a respondent has been served with a police protection notice, because of section 112 , the respondent is taken to have been served with a copy of an application for a protection order. The court may— hear and decide the application in the absence of the respondent; or adjourn the application, whether or not it makes a temporary protection order under division 2 ; or subject to section 156 (1) , order the issue of a warrant for the respondent to be taken into custody by a police officer and brought before the court. (sec.39-ssec.1) This section applies if a respondent fails to appear before the court that is to hear and decide an application for a protection order and the court is satisfied that the respondent has been served with a copy of the application. If a respondent has been served with a police protection notice, because of section 112 , the respondent is taken to have been served with a copy of an application for a protection order. (sec.39-ssec.2) The court may— hear and decide the application in the absence of the respondent; or adjourn the application, whether or not it makes a temporary protection order under division 2 ; or subject to section 156 (1) , order the issue of a warrant for the respondent to be taken into custody by a police officer and brought before the court. - (a) hear and decide the application in the absence of the respondent; or - (b) adjourn the application, whether or not it makes a temporary protection order under division 2 ; or - (c) subject to section 156 (1) , order the issue of a warrant for the respondent to be taken into custody by a police officer and brought before the court.