Certain application and transcript fees must be waived
6AA Certain application and transcript fees must be waived
In this regulation —
applicant, in relation to an application for an FVRO or a VRO —
means the person who made the application; and
if the application was made on behalf of another person — includes that person;
FVRO means a family violence restraining order made under the Restraining Orders Act 1997;
interim order means an FVRO or a VRO made under the Restraining Orders Act 1997 section 29(1)(a), the duration of which is more than 72 hours;
respondent, in relation to an application for an FVRO or a VRO, has the meaning given in the Restraining Orders Act 1997 section 3(1);
VRO means a violence restraining order under the Restraining Orders Act 1997.
Subregulation (3) applies in relation to an application for an FVRO or a VRO if —
no decision has been made on the application; or
the application was dismissed; or
an interim order was made and the order is still in force.
A registrar must waive the fee under Schedule 1 Division 1 item 6(a) for a copy of the application when requested by the applicant or the respondent if the applicant or respondent (as is relevant) has not previously obtained a copy of the application.
Subregulation (5) applies in relation to the hearing of an application for an FVRO or a VRO at which —
the application was dismissed; or
an interim order was made and the order —
is still in force; or
has become a final order under the Restraining Orders Act 1997 section 32(2).
A registrar must waive the fee under Schedule 1 Division 1 item 7(a) for a copy of the transcript of the hearing, or a part of the transcript, when requested by the applicant or the respondent if the applicant or respondent (as is relevant) has not previously obtained a copy of the transcript or part.
[Regulation 6AA inserted: SL 2024/254 r. 5.]
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