South Australian Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 1994 - SECT 14

14—Registration of foreign domestic violence restraining orders

        (1)         The Principal Registrar may, subject to the rules, register a foreign domestic violence restraining order in the Court.

        (2)         Subject to subsection (3), a registered foreign domestic violence restraining order has the same effect, and may be enforced in the same way, as a domestic violence restraining order made under this Act.

        (3)         The Court may—

            (a)         give such directions; and

            (b)         make such adaptations or modifications to the order (as it applies in this State),

as the Court considers necessary or desirable for the effective operation of the order in this State.

        (4)         The Court may—

            (a)         vary a registered foreign domestic violence restraining order as it applies in this State; or

            (b)         cancel the registration of a registered foreign domestic violence restraining order,

at any time on application—

            (c)         by a member of the police force; or

            (d)         by a person for whose benefit the order was made; or

            (e)         by the person against whom the order was made.

        (5)         If a foreign domestic violence restraining order is registered under this section, the Principal Registrar must forward a copy of the order to the Commissioner of Police.

        (6)         If the Court varies a registered foreign domestic violence restraining order as it applies in this State, or cancels the registration of the order, the Principal Registrar must notify the Commissioner of Police of the variation or cancellation.