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It’s free to apply for a Restraining Order.
If you need help to fill in the forms you can:
Find out more about affidavits and statutory declarations
The court will give the application to the other person, who has a chance to respond. Then you’ll need to go to a hearing at the court, where a judge will decide whether or not to make the Restraining Order. The court will tell you when you need to be there.
If the person wants to ask the court not to make the Restraining Order, they‘ll also be at the hearing.
Find out more about the court hearing for a Restraining Order
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