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Who is leading the change
Department of Justice and Community Safety
The Victorian Government amend the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic) to extend the ability of the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria and the Children’s Court of Victoria to order service of applications for family violence intervention orders and orders in the first instance other than by personal service, if the court is satisfied that alternative service:
- is likely to be effective
- will not result in an unacceptable risk to the safety of the protected person or any other person
- is, in all the circumstances, appropriate
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