(1) If an application
is made under section 45(1)(a) or (b), (2) or (3) the registrar is to fix a
hearing for that purpose and summons the person who is bound by the order to
the hearing.
(2) If a person who is
bound by a restraining order is granted leave under section 46(4)(a) to
continue an application the registrar is to fix a hearing for that purpose and
summons to the hearing —
(a) if
the person protected by the order is a child —
[(i) deleted]
(ii)
a parent or guardian of the child on behalf of the child;
or
(iii)
a child welfare officer on behalf of the child,
as the registrar
considers appropriate; or
(b) if
the person protected by the order is a person for whom a guardian has been
appointed under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 , the guardian
on behalf of the person; or
(c)
otherwise, the person protected by the order.
(3) If a registrar
fixes a hearing under subsection (2) in relation to an MRO made for the
benefit of the public generally, the registrar is to notify the Commissioner
of Police of the hearing and a police officer, nominated by the Commissioner,
may attend at the hearing as if the officer were the applicant and had been
summonsed under subsection (2).
[Section 47 amended: No. 22 of 2000 s. 10(3) and
11; No. 38 of 2004 s. 30; No. 59 of 2004 s. 123; No. 49 of 2016 s. 53.]