Queensland Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2012 - SECT 23

23 What orders can a court make to prevent domestic violence

(1) A court can make a domestic violence order against a respondent for the benefit of an aggrieved.

(2) A
"domestic violence order" means—

(a) a protection order; or

(b) a temporary protection order.

(3) A
"temporary protection order" is an order made in the period before a court decides whether to make a protection order for the benefit of an aggrieved.

(4) Sometimes, the court can make a domestic violence order even though the person against whom the order is made—

(a) is not notified about an application for a domestic violence order; or

(b) does not appear in court.