75Court may request report from Department of Education

75 Court may request report from Department of Education S. 75(1) amended by No. 1/2026 s. 107(3). (1) In deciding whether to include in a personal safety intervention order a condition referred to in section 74(1), the court may ask the Secretary to the Department of Education to give the court a report that contains— (a) options for alternative education or training for the respondent; (b) any information that may assist the court in assessing whether a condition referred to in subsection (1) would prevent the respondent attending the school. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), ***information*** means information— S. 75(2)(a) amended by No. 1/2026 s. 107(3). (a) that is held by the Department of Education; or S. 75(2)(b) amended by No. 1/2026 s. 107(3). (b) that has been provided to the Department of Education under the **Education and Training Reform Act 2006**; or (c) that is held by a Government school (within the meaning of the **Education and Training Reform Act 2006**). S. 75(3) amended by No. 1/2026 s. 107(3). (3) If the Secretary to the Department of Education receives a request under subsection (1), the Secretary must give the report to the court in the period ordered by the court or, if no period is ordered, within the prescribed time. (4) To avoid doubt, nothing in this section allows or requires a report requested under subsection (1) to contain information about the appropriateness of making the personal safety intervention order.