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s 16A

Child may apply for protection order in same application as parent

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Part 3Family violence orders
Division 3.2Applications for protection orders

16A Child may apply for protection order in same application as parent

(1)

This provision applies if a child and the child’s parent are each an affected person in relation to the same or similar family violence by a respondent.

(2)

An application for a protection order by the child may be included in an application for a protection order by the child’s parent.

Note The court may hear the application of the child and the child’s parent separately (see s 60C).

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