Power of court to extend final order
106 Power of court to extend final order
The court may order the extension of a final order on—
an application under this Division; or
its own initiative if the order was made by a court on its own initiative.
The court may order the extension of a final order if the court is satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, that if the order is not extended the respondent is likely to commit family violence against the protected person.
Subsection (2) applies whether or not the respondent has—
committed family violence against the protected person while the final order was in force; or
complied with the order while it has been in force.
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