Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) Subject to
subsection (2), an FVRO or VRO comes into force when it is served on the
person who is bound by the order, or if a later time is specified in the
order, at that time.
(2) If a telephone
order or an order made under section 29(1)(a) is specified to have a duration
of 72 hours or less and is not served on the respondent within 24 hours of the
order being made, the order lapses.
(3A) Any other interim
order, or a final order, lapses if it is not served on the respondent within 2
years, or any shorter period specified in the order, of the order being made.
(3) Subject to
subsection (2) and section 24(3)(b), if a telephone order or an order made
under section 29(1)(a) is specified to have a duration of 72 hours or less,
the order remains in force for the period specified in it.
(4) Subject to
section 24(3)(b), an interim order remains in force until one of the following
occurs —
(a) a
final order in respect of the matter comes into force; or
(b) a
final order hearing in respect of the matter is concluded without a final
order being made; or
(c) the
interim order is cancelled; or
(d) in
the case of a telephone order, 3 months elapse from the time the order came
into force.
[Section 16 amended: No. 38 of 2004 s. 14; No. 32
of 2011 s. 6; No. 49 of 2016 s. 25; No. 13 of 2020 s. 33.]