sec.93Hearing of application—appearance of respondent

### sec.93 Hearing of application—appearance of respondent This section applies if a respondent appears before the court that is to hear and decide an application for a variation of a domestic violence order. The court may— hear and decide the application; or adjourn the application, whether or not it makes a temporary protection order under division 2 ; or subject to subsection (3) , dismiss the application without deciding it. The court may dismiss the application without deciding it only if— the applicant for the variation is a person other than the respondent; and the applicant has not appeared; and if the applicant is a police officer—no other police officer or service legal officer has requested an adjournment; and no other person eligible to apply for the variation has appeared. The dismissal of an application does not affect the right of the applicant to make a further application against the respondent. (sec.93-ssec.1) This section applies if a respondent appears before the court that is to hear and decide an application for a variation of a domestic violence order. (sec.93-ssec.2) The court may— hear and decide the application; or adjourn the application, whether or not it makes a temporary protection order under division 2 ; or subject to subsection (3) , dismiss the application without deciding it. (sec.93-ssec.3) The court may dismiss the application without deciding it only if— the applicant for the variation is a person other than the respondent; and the applicant has not appeared; and if the applicant is a police officer—no other police officer or service legal officer has requested an adjournment; and no other person eligible to apply for the variation has appeared. (sec.93-ssec.4) The dismissal of an application does not affect the right of the applicant to make a further application against the respondent. - (a) hear and decide the application; or - (b) adjourn the application, whether or not it makes a temporary protection order under division 2 ; or - (c) subject to subsection (3) , dismiss the application without deciding it. - (a) the applicant for the variation is a person other than the respondent; and - (b) the applicant has not appeared; and - (c) if the applicant is a police officer—no other police officer or service legal officer has requested an adjournment; and - (d) no other person eligible to apply for the variation has appeared.