Section 5Part 2 — PROTECTION, OCCUPATION AND TENANCY ORDERS
Application for a protection order
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On hearing an application for a protection order, the court may make an order prohibiting the respondent from committing any further act of domestic violence specified in section 3(1) against a prescribed person if it is satisfied that —
the respondent has committed or threatened to commit an act of domestic violence against the prescribed person and is likely to repeat such acts; or
having regard to all the circumstances, the order is necessary for the protection of the prescribed person.
A protection order may be made on an ex parte application if the court is satisfied that the delay that would be caused by proceeding on summons may —
result in a risk to the personal safety of a prescribed person; or
cause the prescribed person serious or undue hardship.
A protection order made on an ex parte application shall be an interim order.
Where a protection order is granted on an ex parte application, it shall be served personally on the respondent who may apply to the court for it to be discharged.