54Interim order may be made in absence of respondent etc.

54 Interim order may be made in absence of respondent etc. An interim order may be made— (a) whether or not the respondent has been served with a copy of the application for a family violence intervention order; and (b) whether or not the respondent is present when the interim order is made. S. 55 (Heading) substituted by No. 18/2010 s. 19(1).