13How application is to be made

13 How application is to be made (1) An application for a personal safety intervention order must— (a) include the information prescribed by rules made under this Act; and S. 13(1)(b) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 93.1). (b) if the applicant is a police officer, be made on oath or by affirmation or by affidavit or certified in accordance with subsection (2); or S. 13(1)(c) amended by Nos 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 93.1), 1/2022 s. 119(1). (c) if the applicant is not a police officer, be made on oath or by affirmation or by affidavit or by declaration of truth. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), an application certified by a police officer must— (a) be signed by the police officer; and (b) include the police officer's name, rank and station. S. 13(3) inserted by No. 33/2018 s. 72, substituted by No. 1/2022 s. 119(2). (3) Unless the rules of court otherwise provide, the application may be made by telephone, fax, or other electronic communication. S. 13(4) inserted by No. 1/2022 s. 119(2). (4) A declaration of truth— (a) must include the applicant's full name and date of birth; and (b) must include an acknowledgement that the content of the application is true and correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief; and (c) must include an acknowledgement that the applicant knows that making a declaration of truth that the applicant knows to be false is an offence with a penalty of 600 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment or both; and (d) must otherwise comply with any requirements of the rules of court (if any); and (e) is not required to be witnessed by, or executed before, any other person. S. 14 amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 93.2), repealed by No. 33/2018 s. 73.