DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS (NATIONAL RECOGNITION) ACT 2017
Table of Provisions
PART 1 -- Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Object of Act
- 4 Terms used
- 5 Local DVO
- 6 Interstate DVO
- 7 Registered foreign order
- 8 General violence order
- 9 Domestic violence concern
- 10 Special provisions for foreign orders
PART 2 -- National Recognition of DVOs
Division 1 -- General Principles
- 11 Recognition of DVOs
- 12 Variations to DVO
- 13 Cancellation of recognised DVO
- 14 Recognised DVO prevails over earlier comparable DVOs
- 15 Making of new orders
Division 2 -- Enforcement of recognised DVOs
- 16 Recognised DVOs and variations are enforceable against person bound
- 17 Properly notified
- 18 Contravention of enforceable recognised DVO
Division 3 -- Enforcement of non-local DVOs
- 19 Non-local DVO to be treated as local DVO
- 20 Licences, permits and other authorisations
- 21 Recognition of disqualification to hold firearms licence
- 22 Order for costs
PART 3 -- Variation and cancellation of recognised non-local DVOs
- 23 Term used: court
- 24 Power of court to vary or cancel recognised non-local DVOs
- 25 Application for variation or cancellation of recognised non-local DVO
- 26 Decision about hearing of application
PART 4 -- Exchange of information
- 27 Issuing authorities may obtain DVO information
- 28 Issuing authorities must provide DVO information
- 29 Law enforcement agencies may obtain DVO information
- 30 Information to be provided to law enforcement agencies
- 31 DVO information obtained from, or provided to, prescribed persons or bodies
PART 5 -- Miscellaneous
- 32 Certificate of evidence -- notification
- 33 Regulations
- 34 Review of Act
PART 6 -- Transitional provisions
Division 1 -- Preliminary
- 35 Term used: commencement day
- 36 Enforcement of DVOs under other provisions
Division 2 -- DVOs to which scheme applies
- 37 DVOs made in this jurisdiction
- 38 DVOs made in other jurisdictions
Division 3 -- Extension of scheme to older DVOs
- 39 DVOs declared to be recognised DVOs
- 40 DVOs declared to be recognised in other jurisdictions before commencement day
Division 4 -- Power to declare DVO to be recognised
- 41 Power to declare DVO to be recognised
- 42 Application for order
- 43 Declarations relating to general violence orders
PART 7 -- Restraining Orders Act 1997 amended
- 44 Act amended
- 45 Section 3 amended
- 46 Section 8 amended
- 47 Sections 74A and 74B inserted
74A. Interstate DVOs under Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2017 cannot be registered 28
74B. Interstate orders registered before commencement of Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2017 29
Defined terms
