No. 30 of 2002 - Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2002
What does this Law do:
This law replaces section (4)(3) of the Domestic Violence Act 1996 relating to the making of interim barring orders ex parte* which was held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The new section (4)(3) stipulates that an ex parte order has effect for not more than eight working days unless, on application by the applicant and on notice to the respondent, the ex parte order is confirmed within that period by order of the court. Also an application for an interim barring order must be made either on affidavit or on sworn information and, if the order is made ex parte, a note of the evidence given together with the court order and the affidavit or sworn information must be served on the respondent as soon as practicable.
*Anex parteapplication is where one party can apply for an initial court order in an urgent case, without notice to or in the absence of the other party.
Contact Department: Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Signed by the President on: 19.12.2002