/ r Act Domestic Violence Act 2010 (6) An application may be brought outside ordinary court hours or on a day which is not an ordinary court day, where the court is satisfied that the victim may suffer undue hardship if the application in not dealt with immediately. 11. Issue of interim protection order. (1) The court shall issue an inte1im protection order, where the court is satisfied that, prima facie(a) the perpetrator has committed, is committing or is threatening to commit an act of domestic violence; and (b) it is necessary or desirable to issue an immediate order to protect the v1ct1m from harm or discomfort or inconvenience, as a result of such domestic violence. (2) An interim protection order may, where appropriate, co ntain any direction, prohibition or award. (3) An interim order sha ll specify a hearing date for the application for a protection order. (4) The maximum duration for an interim order is three months, but the court may presc1ibe a lesser period. (5) The court shall serve the victim or the victim's representative with a certified copy of an interim protection order or forward the order to the person responsible at the police station nomjnated by the victim or the victim's representative. (6) An application for a protection order shall not in any way bar criminal proceedings against a perpetrator. (7) Where appropriate, the court may, in addition to any other remedy provided for under this Act, order that the victim and the perpetrator and any other affected member of the family be subjected to counseling, mediation or any other intervention that the court deems fit.