31Family violence safety notice taken to be application for family violence intervention order

31 Family violence safety notice taken to be application for family violence intervention order (1) A family violence safety notice is taken to be— (a) an application by the police officer who applied for it for a family violence intervention order for the protected person against the respondent; and S. 31(1)(b) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 57.1). (b) a summons for the respondent to attend at the first mention date for the application stated in the notice. S. 31(1A) inserted by No. 16/2011 s. 4. (1A) A family violence safety notice that has ended under section 30(1)(b) continues to be taken to be an application for a family violence intervention order until the court finally determines the application or the application is withdrawn. (2) A family violence safety notice must be returned to the court at the first mention date stated in the notice. S. 31(3) amended by No. 83/2012 s. 4, substituted by No. 77/2014 s. 6. (3) The first mention date for the application must be— S. 31(3)(a) substituted by No. 19/2017 s. 32(a). (a) as soon as practicable if— (i) the family violence safety notice includes an exclusion condition that excludes the respondent from the respondent's primary place of residence; and (ii) the police officer who applied for the family violence safety notice believes that the respondent may not have access to temporary accommodation; and S. 31(3)(b) amended by No. 19/2017 s. 32(b). (b) in any case, not later than 14 days after the family violence safety notice or form of notice completed under section 27(3) is served.