{"id":"tas:sr-2026-002","name":"Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Regulations 2026","slug":"domestic-violence-orders-national-recognition-regulations-2026","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"2 of 2026","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174154,"registerId":"tas-sr-2026-002-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> These regulations may be cited as the [Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Regulations 2026](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2026-002) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration of interstate DVO","content":"### 3 Declaration of interstate DVO\n\n> For the purposes of [section 6(1)(h) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-029#GS6@Gs1@Hph@EN) [Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2016-029) , a police protection direction under the *Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012* of Queensland is declared to be an interstate DVO.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation rescinded","content":"### 4 Legislation rescinded\n\n> The legislation specified in [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) is rescinded.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation resci","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation rescinded","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation resci SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation rescinded\n\n[Regulation 4](#GS4@EN)\n\n| Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Regulations 2017 (No. 77 of 2017) |\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 11 February 2026\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, these regulations appear to fulfil their stated purpose — providing the Tasmanian regulatory framework supporting national recognition of domestic violence orders. There is no indication of scope creep or deviation from the original intent of the enabling legislation. The regulations appear tightly focused on their subject matter."},"complexity_factors":["Regulations (subordinate legislation) rather than a principal Act — meaning they operate within and depend on a parent Act, requiring cross-referencing to fully understand","Involves intergovernmental coordination across all Australian jurisdictions, which adds a layer of federalism complexity","The substantive content of the regulations was not fully available in the provided text, preventing full complexity assessment","Likely contains defined terms and cross-references to the national recognition framework legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"These Tasmanian regulations implement the national-recognition scheme for Domestic Violence Orders (DVOs), making orders issued in any Australian state or territory automatically recognised and enforceable in Tasmania. That means protections follow victim-survivors across borders and people subject to orders remain bound wherever they travel.\n\nIt primarily affects victim-survivors, respondents, and Tasmanian police and courts. Note: the full procedural text wasn’t available in the provided document, only administrative metadata."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations expand the class of instruments treated as interstate DVOs by adding Queensland police protection directions (s3) and remove the earlier 2017 Regulations (s4), thereby changing the regulatory framework that governs national recognition and enforcement."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, declaratory amendment limited to recognising one Queensland instrument as an interstate DVO (s3)","Cross-jurisdictional legal recognition requires operational changes by police and courts across states and territories (s3)","Dependence on definitions and mechanisms in the Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016 — effects determined by parent Act provisions (s3)","Rescission of prior 2017 Regulations replaces earlier regulatory framing and may require administrative updates (s4)","Immediate commencement on Gazette notification reduces phased implementation complexity but imposes prompt compliance demands on agencies (s2)","No new enforcement powers created in the regulations themselves — complexity largely procedural and implementation-focused"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations (s2–s4) declare that a Queensland police protection direction under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 is an 'interstate DVO' for the Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016 (s3), rescind the 2017 Regulations (s4), and commence on Gazette notification (s2).\n\nMechanically, the change requires police, courts and regulated bodies to recognise and treat those Queensland protection directions as nationally recognised DVOs. Enforcement agencies bear the implementation effort; affected individuals face altered enforcement and compliance consequences under the parent Act's definitions (s3)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: declaring which interstate domestic violence orders are recognised nationally. The 2026 version performs the same function as the 2017 version it replaces, simply updating the list of recognised orders to include Queensland police protection directions."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 4 regulations plus a schedule","Single substantive change (adding one type of Queensland order to the recognition scheme)","Only 1 defined term used (interstate DVO, defined in the parent Act)","No nested conditions or exceptions","Straightforward repeal and replacement of earlier regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations update the national system for recognising domestic violence orders across Australia. Here's what they do:\n\n**Main change:** They add **police protection directions from Queensland** to the list of orders that automatically get recognised nationwide.\n\n**What this means:**\n- When Queensland police issue an immediate **police protection direction** (an emergency order made on the spot to protect someone from domestic violence), that order will now be treated as a **domestic violence order (DVO)** in every other Australian state and territory.\n- This means the protection travels with the person — if they move or travel interstate, police and courts elsewhere must recognise and enforce the Queensland direction.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People protected by emergency police directions in Queensland who travel or relocate to other states\n- Police and courts across Australia who must now recognise these Queensland directions\n- People bound by these directions (the respondents), whose obligations now apply nationwide\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Closes a gap in the national scheme. Previously, Queensland's emergency police directions might not have been automatically recognised interstate, potentially leaving victims unprotected if they crossed borders.\n- Keeps the regulations up to date by replacing the 2017 version with this 2026 version."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/domestic-violence-orders-national-recognition-regulations-2026","history":"/api/acts/domestic-violence-orders-national-recognition-regulations-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/domestic-violence-orders-national-recognition-regulations-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/domestic-violence-orders-national-recognition-regulations-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/domestic-violence-orders-national-recognition-regulations-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/domestic-violence-orders-national-recognition-regulations-2026/documents"}}