Queensland Consolidated Regulations

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION RULES 2014 - REG 8

8 DFVP application may be filed in registry in any district or region

(1) A DFVP application, other than a police protection application, may be filed in a registry of a DFVP court in any district for the court or region.

Notes—

1 See the DFVP Act , section 111 for where a police protection application is to be filed.

2 See the DFVP Act , section 136 for a DFVP court’s jurisdiction.

(2) In this rule—

"Childrens Court judge" see the Childrens Court Act 1992 , section 3 .

"district" , for a DFVP court, means—

(a) if the DFVP court is a Magistrates Court—a district appointed under the Justices Act 1886 for the purposes of a Magistrates Court; or

(b) if the DFVP court is the Childrens Court, and the court is constituted by a Childrens Court magistrate—a district appointed under the Justices Act 1886 for the purposes of a Magistrates Court; or

(c) if the DFVP court is the Childrens Court, and the court is constituted by a Childrens Court judge—a district of the court declared by regulation made under the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 , section 7 ; or

(d) if the DFVP court is the District Court—a district of the court declared by regulation made under the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 , section 7 ; or

(e) if the DFVP court is the Supreme Court—a district of the court mentioned in the Supreme Court of Queensland Regulation 2012 , schedule.

"region" means a region under the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 , section 53 .