Family Violence Act 2016
216Family violence order procedures, proceedings etc
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216 Family violence order procedures, proceedings etc (1) Each of the following is discontinued and ceases to have effect on the commencement day: (a) an application under section 16 for a protection order against a child respondent; (b) an application under section 83 for amendment of a protection order against a child respondent; (c) an application— (i) under section 87 for review of a special interim order against a child respondent; or (ii) under section 89 for review of a final order against a child (d) an application under section 91 for review of a consent order against a child respondent; (e) an application under section 101 for an after-hours order against a child respondent; (f) an application under section 133 for the amendment or revocation of a recognised FVO made against a child (g) an application under section 134A for registration of a foreign order made against a child respondent; (h) an application under section 147 that an FVO made against a child respondent is a recognised FVO in the ACT. (2) A warrant issued under section 54 for a child respondent is revoked and ceases to have effect on the commencement day. (3) If a child respondent is detained under section 105 (After-hours orders—detention of person against whom order sought)—the section ceases to apply and the child respondent is entitled to be at liberty on the commencement day.
Validity of past family violence order action Division 23.3 (4) Each of the following is discontinued on the commencement day: (a) a proceeding for a protection order against a child respondent; (b) a proceeding for an appeal against an appealable decision involving a child respondent. (5) A recognised FVO made against a child respondent is revoked on the commencement day. Division 23.3 Validity of past family violence order action