Protection from Harassment Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Actions and Orders
16AB. Interim stop publication (administrator) order
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A court may make an interim stop publication (administrator) order against the respondent in relation to an application for a stop publication (administrator) order if —
court
“court”, for the purposes of sections 12 and 13 and Division 2 of Part 3, means a District Court (including the Protection from Harassment Court) or a Family Court;
the court is satisfied that there is prima facie evidence that —
any material consisting of or containing the relevant statement (called in this section the specified material) has been or is being published on an online location;
the relevant statement is a false statement of fact; and
the publication of the specified material on the online location administered by the respondent has caused or is likely to cause the subject harm; and
it is just and equitable in the circumstances to make the stop publication (administrator) order on an expedited basis.
Section 15CA(2) and (3) applies to an interim stop publication (administrator) order as it applies to a stop publication (administrator) order.