Peace and Good Behaviour Act 1982

A senior police officer may apply to a court for, or for the extension of, a public safety order under this division for a person or a group of persons (the respondent).

A reference in this division to a respondent, if the respondent is a group of persons, is a reference to the members generally of the group.

The application must state the following—

details sufficient to identify the respondent;

the grounds on which the order, or extension, is sought, being grounds mentioned in section 27 to the extent they are relevant to the application;

the information supporting the grounds;

details of any previous application for a public safety order for the respondent and the outcome of the application;

that the respondent may file a response to the application under section 26.

The application must be accompanied by any affidavit the senior police officer intends to rely on at the hearing of the application.

The application, with any accompanying affidavit, must—

be filed; and

on filing, state as the return date a day within 35 days after the filing; and

after being filed, be served by a police officer on the respondent—

by personal service within 7 business days after the filing; or

if personal service is not practicable or the respondent is a group of persons, by public notice within 10 days after the filing.

An application for an extension of a public safety order may only be made within 2 months before the order ends.