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DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1--INTRODUCTION

PART 1.1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Objects of Act and their achievement  

PART 1.2--INTERPRETATION

Division 1--Defined terms

  • 4 Definitions  

Division 2--Important concepts

Subdivision 1--Concepts relating to domestic violence
  • 5 Domestic violence  
  • 5A Emotional or psychological abuse  
  • 5B Coercive control  
  • 6 Intimidation  
  • 7 Stalking  
  • 8 Economic abuse  
    • Subdivision 2--Concepts relating to domestic relationships
  • 9 Domestic relationship  
  • 10 Family relationship  
  • 11 Intimate personal relationship  
  • 12 Carers relationship  
    • Subdivision 3--Concepts relating to parties to domestic violence
  • 13 Protected person  
  • 14 Respondent  

Division 3--Criminal responsibility

  • 15 Application of Criminal Code  

CHAPTER 2--DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS

PART 2.1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

  • 16 Objects of Chapter  
  • 17 When person taken to have committed domestic violence  

PART 2.2--MAKING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS

  • 18 When DVO may be made  
  • 19 Matters to be considered in making DVO  
  • 20 Presumption in favour of protected person with child remaining at home  

PART 2.3--CONTENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS

  • 20A Mandatory prohibition  
  • 21 What DVO may provide  
  • 22 Premises exclusion order  
  • 23 Order regarding tenancy agreement  
  • 24 Order for rehabilitation program  
  • 25 Protected person's residential address not to be included in order  
  • 26 Prohibition on publication of personal details  
  • 27 Duration of court DVO  

PART 2.4--POLICE DVO

Division 1--Making of police DVO

  • 28 When authorised police officer may make DVO  
  • 29 Matters to be recorded on police DVO  
  • 30 What police officer must do after police DVO is made  
  • 31 Police DVO taken to be summons to appear before Court  
  • 32 Criminal history and report of respondent  
  • 33 Report of protected person  
  • 34 Duration of police DVO  

Division 2--Review of police DVO

  • 35 Application for review  
  • 36 How application is made  
  • 37 Deciding application  
  • 38 Action of police officer if police DVO confirmed with variation  
  • 39 Action of police officer if police DVO confirmed without variation  
  • 40 Action of Court if police DVO confirmed with variation  
  • 41 Action of police officer if police DVO revoked  
  • 42 Explanation of police DVO  
  • 43 Order taken to be summons to appear before Court  

Division 3--Confirmation of police DVO

  • 44 Application of Division  
  • 45 Place of hearing  
  • 46 Parties to hearing  
  • 47 Considerations at hearing  
  • 48 Decision at hearing  
  • 49 Respondent failing to appear at hearing  
  • 50 Notice of order  

PART 2.5--COURT DVO

Division 1--Power to make court DVO

  • 51 Court DVO  

Division 2--Application process

  • 52 Who may apply for court DVO  
  • 53 When application must be made for child  
  • 54 How application is made  
  • 55 Place of hearing  

Division 3--Hearing process and decision

  • 56 Dismissal if application likely to be contrary to objects of Act  
  • 57 Criminal history and report of respondent  
  • 58 Report of protected person  
  • 59 Court may decide application in absence of respondent  
  • 60 When registrar must not decide application  
  • 61 Referral of application to Court  
  • 62 Court may refuse to hear application or order stay of proceeding  
  • 63 Notice of court DVO  

Division 4--Protection during hearing process

  • 64 Interim court DVO  

Division 5--Court DVO made on consent of parties

  • 65 When DVO may be made on consent  
  • 66 Referral of application to Court  
  • 67 No service of documents  
  • 68 Notice of court DVO on consent  

PART 2.6--VARIATION AND REVOCATION OF COURT DVO

Division 1--Power to vary or revoke court DVO

  • 69 Order to vary or revoke court DVO  

Division 2--Application to vary or revoke

  • 70 Who may apply for variation or revocation  
  • 71 Filing application  
  • 72 Notice of hearing of application  

Division 3--Court hearings for variation and revocation

  • 73 Right to be heard before decision is made  
  • 74 Interim variation of court DVO  
  • 75 What must be considered before making order  
  • 76 Notice of order  

Division 4--Special provisions for variation and revocation without hearing

  • 77 Application of Division  
  • 78 Deciding application  
  • 79 Referral of application to Court  
  • 80 Notice of order  
  • 81 Order taken to be summons to appear before Court  

Division 5--Variation and revocation with consent of parties

  • 82 Application of Division  
  • 82A When order may be made  
  • 82B Referral of application to Court  
  • 82C Notice of order  

PART 2.7--FINALISING COURT DVO ON SUMMONS

  • 82D Application of Part  
  • 82E Parties to hearing  
  • 82F Decision at hearing  
  • 82G Notice of order  

PART 2.8--EXTENSION OF COURT DVO

  • 82H When Court may extend court DVO  
  • 82J Application to extend duration of court DVO  
  • 82K How application is made  
  • 82L Notice of hearing of application  
  • 82M What must be considered before extending court DVO  
  • 82N Decision of extension  
  • 82P Interim extension of court DVO  
  • 82Q Notice of order  

PART 2.9--VARIATION OF COURT DVO OR POLICE DVO IN URGENT CIRCUMSTANCES

  • 82R DVOs to which Part applies  
  • 82S When application may be made  
  • 82T How application is made  
  • 82U Deciding application  
  • 82V What Court must do if application is refused  
  • 82W What Court must do if variation order is made  
  • 82X What police officer must do when variation order is made  
  • 82Y Order taken to be summons to appear before Court  

PART 2.10--DVOS MADE BY COURTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

  • 83 Power of court if person guilty of related offence  

PART 2.11--SPECIAL POLICE POWERS

  • 84 Power to remove and detain  
  • 85 Retrieval of respondent's personal property  
  • 85AA Retrieval of protected person's personal property  

PART 2.11A--REHABILITATION PROGRAMS

  • 85A Declaration of rehabilitation program  
  • 85B Satisfactory completion of rehabilitation program  
  • 85C Failure to comply with rehabilitation program  
  • 85D Notification obligations of program facilitator  
  • 85E Bringing respondent before Court for review  
  • 85F Additional power to bring respondent before Court  
  • 85G Revocation of order for rehabilitation program  

PART 2.12--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

  • 86 DVO may be made regardless of criminal proceeding  
  • 87 DVO not to affect other liability  
  • 88 Requirement to give documents to protected person  
  • 89 Explanation of court DVO  
  • 90 Family law orders  
  • 91 Costs  
  • 91B Registrar exercises powers as delegate of Court  

CHAPTER 3--EXTERNAL ORDERS

PART 3.1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

  • 92 Objects of Chapter  

PART 3.2--REGISTRATION OF ORDERS

  • 93 Application for registration  
  • 94 Registration  
  • 95 Notice of registration  
  • 96 Period of registration  
  • 97 Effect of registration  

PART 3.3--VARIATION AND CANCELLATION OF REGISTERED EXTERNAL ORDERS

  • 98 Application for variation or cancellation of order  
  • 99 How application is dealt with  
  • 100 Notice of registration  

CHAPTER 3A--NATIONAL RECOGNITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS

PART 3A.1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

  • 101 Objects of Chapter  
  • 102 Definitions  
  • 103 Local DVO  
  • 103A Interstate DVO  
  • 103B Registered foreign order  
  • 103C Domestic violence concerns – SA and WA orders  
  • 103D Special provisions for foreign orders  

PART 3A.2--NATIONAL RECOGNITION OF DVOS

Division 1--General principles

  • 103E Recognition of DVOs  
  • 103F Variations to DVO  
  • 103G Revocation of recognised DVO  
  • 103H Recognised DVO prevails over earlier comparable DVOs  
  • 103J Making of new orders  

Division 2--Enforcement of recognised DVOs

  • 103K Recognised DVOs and variations are enforceable against respondent  
  • 103L Meaning of properly notified  
  • 103M Contravention of enforceable recognised DVO  

Division 3--Enforcement of non-local DVOs

  • 103N Non-local DVO to be treated as local DVO  
  • 103P Licences, permits and other authorisations  
  • 103Q Recognition of disqualification to hold firearms licence  
  • 103R Recognition of disqualification to hold weapons licence  
  • 103S Orders for costs  

PART 3A.3--VARIATION AND REVOCATION OF RECOGNISED NON-LOCAL DVOS

  • 103T Definition  
  • 103U Power of court to vary or revoke recognised non-local DVOs  
  • 103V Application for variation or revocation of recognised non-local DVO  
  • 103W Decision about hearing an application  

PART 3A.4--EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION

  • 103X Issuing authorities may obtain DVO information  
  • 103Y Issuing authorities must provide DVO information  
  • 103Z Law enforcement agencies may obtain DVO information  
  • 103ZA Information to be provided to law enforcement agencies  

PART 3A.5--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 103ZB Certificate evidence – notification  
  • 103ZC Protection from liability  

PART 3A.6--PROVISIONS CONSEQUENTIAL ON ENACTMENT OF DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE (RECOGNITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS) (NATIONAL UNIFORM LAW) AMENDMENT ACT 2017

Division 1--Preliminary matters

  • 103ZD Definition  
  • 103ZE Enforcement of DVOs under other provisions  

Division 2--DVOs to which scheme applies

  • 103ZF DVOs made in the Territory  
  • 103ZG DVOs made in other jurisdictions  

Division 3--Extension of scheme to older DVOs

Division 4--Power to declare DVO to be recognised

  • 103ZJ Definition  
  • 103ZK Power to declare DVO to be recognised  
  • 103ZL Application for order  
  • 103ZM Functions of registrar may be exercised by court  

CHAPTER 4--LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND EVIDENTIARY MATTERS

PART 4.1--EVIDENCE IN PROCEEDINGS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS

Division 1--Preliminary matters

  • 104 Definitions  
  • 105 Application of Part  

Division 2--Closure of Court in certain cases

  • 106 When Court to be closed  

Division 3--Evidence of children

  • 107 How evidence of child given  
  • 108 Admission of child's evidence  
  • 109 No cross-examination of child  

Division 4--Evidence of vulnerable witnesses

  • 110 How evidence of vulnerable witness given  
  • 111 Vulnerable witness entitled to support  
  • 112 Court's power relating to vulnerable witness giving evidence  
  • 113 Evidence given outside courtroom  

Division 4A--Recorded statements

  • 113A Definitions  
  • 113B Application of Division  
  • 113C Use of recorded statement  

Division 5--General matters

  • 114 Leave required for unrepresented defendant to cross-examine certain witnesses  
  • 114A Leave not given to directly cross-examine witness  
  • 114B Warning  

PART 4.2--HEARING PROCEDURES

  • 115 Procedural directions  

PART 4.3--OTHER EVIDENTIARY MATTERS

  • 116 Hearsay evidence  
  • 117 Evidentiary value of endorsement on court file  

CHAPTER 5--ENFORCEMENT

PART 5.1--INTERPRETATION

  • 118 Definition  
  • 119 When DVO is given to respondent  

PART 5.2--OFFENCES

  • 120 Contravention of DVO by defendant  
  • 121 Penalties for contravention of DVO  
  • 123 Publication of names and identifying information about children  
  • 124 Publication of personal details  
  • 124A Reporting domestic violence  

CHAPTER 5A--INFORMATION SHARING

PART 5A.1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

PART 5A.2--INFORMATION SHARING

  • 124E Sharing information for assessing or preventing domestic violence threat  
  • 124F Police may share certain information with information sharing entities  
  • 124G Limits on information that may be shared  
  • 124H Obligation to disclose for domestic violence assessment or protection purpose  

PART 5A.3--CONFIDENTIALITY PROTECTIONS

  • 124J Permitted uses of shared information  
  • 124K Who may give or receive information on behalf of information sharing entity  
  • 124L Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information  
  • 124M Police use of confidential information  

PART 5A.4--GUIDELINES

  • 124N Minister to make and publish guidelines  
  • 124P Information sharing entities to comply with guidelines  

PART 5A.5--RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

  • 124Q CEO may approve framework  
  • 124R Obligation to align with approved framework  

PART 5A.6--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 124S Protection of persons giving information  
  • 124T Interaction with other laws  

PART 5A.7--REVIEW

  • 124U Reviews of operation of Chapter  

CHAPTER 6--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

  • 125 Protection for reporting domestic violence  
  • 126 Approved forms  
  • 127 Regulations  

CHAPTER 7--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS

PART 7.1--REPEALS

  • 128 Acts repealed  

PART 7.2--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE ACT 2007

  • 129 Definitions  
  • 130 Restraining orders  
  • 131 Registered external restraining orders  
  • 132 Pending applications for restraining orders  
  • 133 Confirmation hearings  
  • 134 Pending referrals to Court  
  • 135 Interpretation Act not affected  

PART 7.3--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (VULNERABLE WITNESSES) ACT 2016

  • 136 Proceedings already commenced  

PART 7.4--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE (RECOGNITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS) (NATIONAL UNIFORM LAW) AMENDMENT ACT 2017

  • 137 Definitions  
  • 138 Interim court DVO  
  • 139 Interim court variation order  
  • 140 Registered interstate DVOs  
  • 141 Enforcement of non-recognised interstate DVOs  

PART 7.5--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR EVIDENCE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2020

  • 142 Proceeding already commenced  

PART 7.6--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS) ACT 2022

  • 143 Definition  
  • 144 DVO made but not given to parties or Court before commencement  
  • 145 DVO varied but not given to parties or Court before commencement  
  • 146 DVO confirmed with variations but not given to parties or Court before commencement  

PART 7.7--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE) ACT 2023

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