Victorian Numbered Acts

FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION AMENDMENT ACT 2014 (NO. 77 OF 2014) - SECT 14

After section 109(2) of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 insert —

    "(3)     Despite subsection (2), the court may grant leave under subsection (1) for the variation or revocation of a final order taken to have been made under section 78A if—

        (a)     within 28 days of being served with the interim order, the respondent did not file a notice to contest the application or apply for a variation or revocation of the interim order; and

        (b)     the court is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances that justify granting leave.".