Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Act 2025

A court may make a consent order if:

an application for a final order against the respondent is made under section 19; and

the parties to the proceeding consent to the terms of the order; and

if the court considers that the respondent has impaired decision‑making ability—the respondent is represented by one or more of the following:

a person enrolled as a legal practitioner of a federal court or the Supreme Court of a State or Territory;

a person who, under the rules of the court, is a litigation guardian of the respondent;

if the respondent is 14 to 17 years of age—a parent or guardian of the respondent.

The court may make the consent order:

without proof or admission that the respondent has engaged in personal violence; and

whether or not the court is satisfied of the matters mentioned in paragraph 20(c); and

whether or not the court considers that the conditions imposed on the respondent by the order are necessary or desirable as mentioned in subsection 25(1).

If:

the court considers that the respondent has impaired decision‑making ability; and

the respondent is not represented by a person mentioned in paragraph (1)(c);

A person who is a party to a proceeding under this Act has impaired decision‑making ability if the person:

cannot make decisions in relation to the proceeding; or

does not understand the nature and effect of the decisions the person makes in relation to the proceeding.

However, a person does not have impaired decision‑making ability only because the person is under 18 years of age.