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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
sec.99When variation of domestic violence order takes effect
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### sec.99 When variation of domestic violence order takes effect
If a court varies a domestic violence order, the varied order takes effect—
if the respondent is present in court when the court varies the order—when the court varies the order; or
if the respondent is not present in court when the court varies the order, on the earliest of the following—
when the respondent is served with a copy of the varied order;
when the varied order otherwise becomes enforceable under section 177 .
Also, if a court varies a domestic violence order, the domestic violence order remains in force until the varied order takes effect under subsection (1) .
(sec.99-ssec.1) If a court varies a domestic violence order, the varied order takes effect— if the respondent is present in court when the court varies the order—when the court varies the order; or if the respondent is not present in court when the court varies the order, on the earliest of the following— when the respondent is served with a copy of the varied order; when the varied order otherwise becomes enforceable under section 177 .
(sec.99-ssec.2) Also, if a court varies a domestic violence order, the domestic violence order remains in force until the varied order takes effect under subsection (1) .
- (a) if the respondent is present in court when the court varies the order—when the court varies the order; or
- (b) if the respondent is not present in court when the court varies the order, on the earliest of the following— (i) when the respondent is served with a copy of the varied order; (ii) when the varied order otherwise becomes enforceable under section 177 .
- (i) when the respondent is served with a copy of the varied order;
- (ii) when the varied order otherwise becomes enforceable under section 177 .
- (i) when the respondent is served with a copy of the varied order;
- (ii) when the varied order otherwise becomes enforceable under section 177 .