(1) An application under part 3A may be made, and a court may deal with the application, even if a person concerned in the application has been charged with an offence arising out of conduct on which the application is based.
(2) The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 apply to a proceeding under part 3A , other than a proceeding for—(a) a temporary order; or(b) an offence against this Act.
(3) A question of fact in a proceeding under part 3A is to be decided on the balance of probabilities.