Who may apply for personal protection orders?
12 Who may apply for personal protection orders?
An affected person may apply to the Magistrates Court for a personal protection order.
A child under 14 years old cannot be a respondent to an application for a protection order (see s 69).
The following people may apply to the Magistrates Court for a personal protection order for an affected person:
a police officer;
a litigation guardian for the person or any other person with a right to apply for the person.
Examples—s (2) (b)
1 a parent or guardian of a child
2 an agent of the person
If an application for a personal protection order is made by a police officer—the affected person, a litigation guardian or any other person with a right to apply for the affected person may be substituted as the applicant for the order (see s 65).
If a form is approved under the Court Procedures Act 2004, s 8 for an application, the form must be used.
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