Urgent application for
protection order
“without notice”
If a person needs protection urgently, they can apply for a protection order to be made “without notice”. This means that the judge will look at the application and decide whether to grant a temporary protection order immediately without considering the respondent's side of the story. The respondent will not be told about the temporary protection order until it has been granted. Most protection orders are made in this way, i.e. following a crisis event or situation.
The applicant must show that delay would or might cause undue hardship or a risk of harm to them or their children.
If the protection order is granted “without notice”, it is normal to get the temporary order within 24 hours, but sometimes it takes a few days.
Orders made on applications "without notice" are temporary protection orders. This means the respondent has the opportunity to be heard by the court before a decision is made about whether the order becomes a final protection order. If the respondent does not challenge the temporary protection order, the temporary protection order will usually automatically become a final protection order after three months.
Contact Family Lawyer
Antoinette Vujnovich, family lawyer, is available by appointment at the following locations:
Waihi, Bay of Plenty
Waihi Community Resource Centre
4 Mueller St, Waihi
p: (07) 929 7982
m: 021 210 0930
Katikati, Bay of Plenty
15 Talisman Drive, Katikati
p: (07) 929 7982
m: 021 210 0930
Manukau City, Auckland
Level 1, 3/12 Laidlaw Way,
East Tamaki
p: (07) 929 7982
m: 021 210 0930