Family law orders
90 Family law orders
The applicant for a DVO must inform the issuing authority of:
(a) any family law orders the person knows to be in force in relation to the respondent; and
(b) any applications for family law orders in relation to the respondent the person knows are pending.
If a police officer is considering making a police DVO:
(a) the officer must make reasonable inquiries about the existence or otherwise of:
any family law orders in force in relation to the respondent; and
(ii) any pending applications for family law orders in relation to the respondent; and
(b) a person must, if asked to do so by the officer, inform the officer of any such family law orders or applications.
(3) A decision of an issuing authority is not invalid merely because of the failure of a person to give information under subsection (1) or (2)(b).
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