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→Protection order terms
Under section 183(3)(e), an at-risk family member can ask for any other terms that may be necessary to protect them or implement the protection order. Examples include requiring the family member whom the order is against to carry a copy of the order on their person when their outside their place of residence, or requiring them to go to a police station to surrender any weapons that they're banned from possessing. Protection orders remain in place for one year, unless the order specifies length of time. In some very serious cases, protection orders are ordered indefinitely. These are sometimes called ''non-expiring'' or ''permanent'' protection orders.
If there is an ''[[Family Law Act]]'' order that allows a family member to have contact with the children, but a protection order is made that prohibits communication with the children, the conflicting terms of the older order are suspended while the protection order is in effect. This temporary suspension of specific, conflicting terms of a ''Family Law Act'' order even applies in the situation where a the other court order is from another Canadian jurisdiction. So long as the other court order from another jurisdiction is "similar in nature" to a protection order in BC, the conflicting parts of the ''Family Law Act'' order will be suspended. This includes a ''Criminal Code'' ''no-contact'' or ''no-communication'' order. Keep in mind that the suspension of the ''Family Law Act'' order is limited only to conflicts or inconsistencies between it and the protection order, and only while the protection order is in effect.
====Protection orders "without notice"====