Part 3: Powers for dealing with domestic abuse Section 33: Matters to be considered before making an order
This section specifies particular matters a court must consider prior to making a DAPO. These are: the welfare of any child whose interests the court considers relevant to the DAPO; the opinion of the victim; and, where the DAPO is to include conditions in relation to the occupation of premises lived in by the victim, the opinion of any other person who lives in the premises and is personally connected to the victim or the perpetrator (if the perpetrator also lives in the premises).
	It is not necessary that the victim consents to the order. Subsection (3) specifies that a court may make a DAPO regardless of whether or not the victim consents.