Personal Violence Act 2016

This section applies to a document required to be served under section 40 or section 41.

The registrar—

must also give a copy of the document to the following people:

if the applicant or respondent is a child—the child’s parent or guardian;

if the applicant or respondent has a disability guardian—the guardian; and

may also give a copy of the document to anyone else the registrar considers appropriate.

Section 64F contains provisions about giving a document to a child or the child’s parent or guardian.

The failure of the registrar to comply with subsection (2) (a) does not affect the validity of any protection order or other order under this Act.