(a) hear the
applications together unless the court considers it is necessary to hear the
applications separately for the safety, protection or wellbeing of the person
named as the aggrieved in the original application, the original protection
order or the cross application; and
(b) in hearing the applications, consider
the principle mentioned in section 4 (2) (e) .
(3) If the court decides to
hear the applications separately, the court must give reasons for the
decision.
(4) If the court decides to adjourn the hearing of either
application or both applications, the court must consider whether to make a
temporary protection order under division 2 in relation to each adjourned
hearing.
