Application forms that require affected person’s address
17 Application forms that require affected person’s address
This section applies if a form approved under the Court Procedures Act 2004, section 8 for an application for a family violence order requires the affected person’s home or work address to be included in the application.
Note An affected person includes any child who hears, witnesses or is otherwise exposed to family violence committed against another person (see s 8 (1), def family violence, par (b) and dict).
The address need not be included in the application.
If a party to an application for a protection order is not represented by a lawyer, any address for service given to the court must not be given to the other party without the self-represented party’s consent (see s 70D).
For this section, if the affected person is not the applicant, affected person includes the applicant.
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