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Victims Rights and Support Act 2013
88Time when restraining order ceases to be in force
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#### 88 Time when restraining order ceases to be in force
88 Time when restraining order ceases to be in force
> > (1) If, after a restraining order is made in reliance on the charging of a person with an offence—
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> > > (a) the charge is withdrawn and the person is not charged with a related offence by the time of the withdrawal—the restraining order ceases to be in force when the charge is withdrawn, or
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> > > (b) the person is acquitted of the charge and the person is not charged with a related offence by the time of the acquittal—the restraining order ceases to be in force when the acquittal occurs.
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> > (2) If a restraining order is made in reliance on the charging of a person with (or the conviction of a person of) an offence, the restraining order ceases to be in force 2 years after it is made.
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> > (3) If a restraining order is made against a person referred to in section 79 (c), the restraining order ceases to be in force 2 years after it is made.
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> > (4) The Supreme Court may, on the application of an appropriate officer, extend for a specified period the period for which a restraining order is in force under this section.