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Justices Act 1959
106GVariation, extension, and revocation of restraint orders
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### 106G Variation, extension, and revocation of restraint orders
> *\[Section 106G Inserted by No. 8 of 1988, s. 5 \]*
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> > (1) A person who may make an application for a restraint order or a person against whom a restraint order has been made may at any time apply to justices for the variation, extension, or revocation of the restraint order.
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> > (2) A person other than a person referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS106G@Gs1@EN) may apply to justices for leave to make an application for the variation, extension, or revocation of a restraint order.
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> > (3) An application referred to in [subsection (2)](#GS106G@Gs2@EN) may be made in the absence of the respondent to the application.
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> > (3A) *\[Section 106G Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 107 of 1995, s. 7 \]*The provisions of [section 106B](#GS106B@EN) [(4AAB)](#GS106B@Gs4AAB@EN) and [(4AAC)](#GS106B@Gs4AAC@EN) apply to the variation or extension of a restraint order in the same manner as they apply to the making of a restraint order.
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> > (4) A restraint order which has been varied under this section shall have effect for the period for which the restraint order before it was varied had effect unless otherwise provided by the justices hearing the application for the variation of the restraint order.
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> > (5) A restraint order may be extended for such period as justices consider necessary to protect the person for whose benefit the restraint order was made or until an order is made revoking the restraint order.