25   Application by telephone, facsimile or other communication device

(1)  A police officer may apply by telephone, facsimile or other communication device to an authorised officer for an interim apprehended domestic violence order or an interim apprehended personal violence order.

(2)  An interim apprehended domestic violence order or an interim apprehended personal violence order made on an application under this section is referred to in this Act as a provisional order.

(3)  An application for a provisional order:

(a)  may be made at the request of the protected person or on the police officer’s own initiative, and

(b)  may be transmitted to the authorised officer by another person on behalf of the applicant if it is not practicable for the application to be made by the person by telephone, facsimile or other communication device directly to the authorised officer.