How application is made
54 How application is made
An application for a court DVO must:
be made in the approved form; and
be filed in the Court.
(2) The applicant for a court DVO must file the application in the Court that is located closest to the place of residence of the protected person.
(3) Despite subsection (2), if the respondent is a young person the application must be filed in the Youth Justice Court mentioned in section 45 of the Youth Justice Act 2005.
(4) A failure to comply with subsection (2) or (3) does not affect the validity of the application.
(5) As soon as practicable after the application is filed under subsection (1), a registrar must give written notice to the parties to the court DVO of the date and place for the hearing of the application.
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