Family Violence Protection Act 2008

The court must not proceed to hear a contested application for a final order on a mention date unless the court is satisfied that—

all the parties to the proceeding have had an opportunity to seek legal advice and legal representation; and

all the parties to the proceeding consent to the hearing of the contested application on the mention date; and

it is fair and just to all the parties to hear the application on the mention date.

Subsection (1) does not prevent the court making a final order on a mention date if—

all the parties to the proceeding have consented to, or are not opposed to the making of, the order in accordance with section 78; or

the court is satisfied the respondent has been served with a copy of the application for a family violence intervention order and has not attended court on the mention date.