Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals
31E. General civil restraint orders
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A tribunal may, if satisfied that a party has brought actions on a claim or made applications in a tribunal where an extended civil restraint order would not be sufficient or appropriate, make a general civil restraint order against the party.
tribunal
“Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal” or “tribunal” means a District Court designated under section 14 as a Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal;
Where a tribunal makes a general civil restraint order, the party against whom the order is made —
is restrained from commencing any action or making any application, in any tribunal without the permission of a tribunal; and
may apply to amend, vary or discharge the order, only if the party has the permission of a tribunal to make the application.
Where a party, who is subject to a general civil restraint order, commences an action or makes an application in any tribunal (other than for the permission of a tribunal under subsection (2)), without the permission of a tribunal under subsection (2), that action or application is to be treated as struck out or dismissed —
without a tribunal having to make any further order; and
without the need for any other party to be heard on the merits of that action or application.
A general civil restraint order remains in effect for a period (not exceeding 2 years) that is specified in the order.
A tribunal —
may extend the period for which a general civil restraint order remains in effect, if the tribunal considers it appropriate to do so; but(b)must not extend that period for more than 2 years on any given occasion.