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Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010
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16 Application for leave
(1) If an application for leave is made under section 15(c)(ii) or (d)(ii), the court must grant leave if it is satisfied that it is in the best interests of the affected person to do so.
(2) If an application for leave is made under section 15(c)(iii), the court must not grant leave unless it is satisfied the child understands the nature and consequences of a personal safety intervention order.
S. 16A inserted by No. 55/2014 s. 178.