Justices Rules 2003

A person making an application is to, as soon as practicable after it is filed with the clerk, cause a sealed copy of the application to be served personally on – in the case of an application for an FVO or an application for a variation to, or extension or revocation of, an FVO, on all other parties to the application; or in the case of an application for a variation to, or extension or revocation of, a PFVO, on all other parties to the application and on the Commissioner of Police.

Where a police officer is the applicant for the revocation of an FVO or a PFVO, service of a sealed copy of the application is not required.

A person who serves a sealed copy of an application is to – endorse a copy of the application with a memorandum stating the day, place and mode of service; and sign the memorandum; and as soon as practicable, cause the endorsed copy to be lodged with the clerk for the district in which it is returnable.