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RESTRAINING ORDERS ACT 1997 - SECT 29

29 .         Order at hearing in absence of respondent

        (1)         Subject to section 27, at a hearing fixed under section 26(2) the court may —

            (a)         make an FVRO or VRO; or

            (b)         dismiss the application; or

            (c)         adjourn the matter to a mention hearing; or

            (d)         at the request of the applicant, discontinue the application.

        (2)         If the court adjourns the matter under subsection (1)(c) the registrar is to fix a hearing and summons the respondent to the hearing.

        (3)         If the duration of an FVRO or VRO made under subsection (1)(a) is more than 72 hours the order is an interim order and Division 4 applies.

        [Section 29 amended: No. 38 of 2004 s. 17; No. 59 of 2004 s. 123; No. 49 of 2016 s. 33.]



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