Protection from Harassment Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Actions and Orders
16C. Person who may appeal
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The persons who may appeal against a decision made by any court in relation to the following orders are —
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;
in the case of a protection order —
the applicant for the order; (ii)the relevant party in relation to the order; or
relevant party
“relevant party”, in relation to an order, means an individual or entity against which the order is made;
if the protection order requires an internet intermediary to disable access to a third party’s communication, or an administrator to stop the publication of a third party’s communication, that third party;
internet intermediary
“internet intermediary” means a person who provides any internet intermediary service;
in the case of a mandatory treatment order —
the applicant for the order; or
the respondent; and
in the case of a stop publication order, a correction order, a disabling order, a targeted correction order, a stop publication (administrator) order, a correction (administrator) order or a general correction order —
stop publication order
“stop publication order” means an order made under section 15A;
the applicant for the order;
the relevant party in relation to the order;
the author of the relevant statement to which the order relates; or
an individual or entity that published the relevant statement to which the order relates.
entity
“entity” means any company or association or body of persons (whether corporate or unincorporate), but excludes any public agency;