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The Protection Against Domestic Violence Bill, 2013
(b) the victim consents to being represented;
(c) the appqintment of the representative is in the best
interest of the victim;
(d) the representative accepts his appointment inwriting; and .
(e) there is no conflict of interest between the victim
and the representative.
Application without
notice for protection
order.
14. (l) An interim-,Erotection order may be made on
an application without notice and outside ordinary court
hours or on a day which is not an ordinary court day, if the
court is satisfied that delay would be caused by
proceedings on notice or might entailj a) a risk of harm; or
(b) undue hardship to the applicant or child of the
apl>licant' s family.
(2) Without limiting the matters to which the court
may have regard when determining whether to grant a
protection order on an application without notice, the court
shall have regard to(a) the perception of the applicant or a child of the
applicant's family , of the nature and seriousness
of the respondent's behaviour; and
(b) the effects ·of that behaviour on the applicant or a
child of the applicant's family.
(3) An interim order may, where appropriate, contain
any direction, prohibition or award which may be
contained in a ·protection order issued under section 21.
(4) Whenever a court issues an interim protection
order, the court shall issue a summons to appear in respect
of the respondent which shall be attached to the order, and;
if the respondent fails to appear, the court shall, subject to.
section 23(3), issue a warrant for the arrest of the
respondent.
(5) Where an application is made under this section
and the court is satisfied prima facie that the respondent
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