General interim orders—further orders
24 General interim orders—further orders
This section applies if a general interim order has ended or is about to end.
The Magistrates Court may make a further general interim order if satisfied there are special or exceptional circumstances (having regard to the objects of this Act and how those objects are to be achieved as set out in section 7) that justify the making of a further general interim order.
Section 21 limits the length of a further general interim order.
Only 1 further general interim order may be made under this section in relation to an application for a final order.
However, a further general interim order must not be made as a consent order.
An interim order may be amended in certain circumstances (see s 77).
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