Consent to interim order becoming final order
33A Consent to interim order becoming final order
This section applies if a court makes an interim order in the absence of a respondent.
If the respondent wishes to consent to the interim order becoming a final order, the respondent may—
fill out the endorsement copy of the interim order in accordance with the instructions on the copy; and
indicate on the endorsement copy that the respondent consents to the interim order becoming a final order; and
return it to the Magistrates Court before the return date for the application for the final order.
If the respondent acts under subsection (2), the interim order becomes a final order on the day the Magistrates Court receives the endorsement copy.
In this section:
endorsement copy, of an interim order, means the copy of the interim order marked as the endorsement copy under section 70C (1).
Division 3.5 Final orders
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