PART 10APPLICATIONS UNDER PART 4 OF THE FAMILY LAW ACT 1996
Applications for an occupation order or a non-molestation order10.2.
(1)
An application for an occupation order or a non-molestation order must be supported by a witness statement.
(2)
F1An application for an occupation order or a non-molestation order may be made without notice.
F2(3)
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(4)
Where an application is made without notice, the witness statement in support of the application must state the reasons why notice has not been given. (Section 45 of the 1996 Act sets out the criteria for making an order without notice.)