{"id":"sr:personal-safety-intervention-orders-regulations-2021","name":"Personal Safety Intervention Orders Regulations 2021","slug":"personal-safety-intervention-orders-regulations-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181561,"registerId":"vic-sr:personal-safety-intervention-orders-regulations-2021-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Personal Safety Intervention Orders Regulations 2021","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Personal Safety Intervention Orders Regulations 2021**\n\n**S.R. No. 99/2021**\n\nVersion as at  \n29 August 2021\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Revocation 1\n\n5 Definition 1\n\n6 Prescribed corresponding interstate laws 1\n\n7 Prescribed corresponding New Zealand law 2\n\n8 Court may ask Secretary to Department for report 2\n\n9 Court may request report from Department 2\n\n10 Surrender of firearms and weapons 2\n\n11 Disclosure of information by organisations 4\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 5\n\n1 General information 5\n\n2 Table of Amendments 7\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 8\n\n4 Explanatory details 9\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Personal Safety Intervention Orders Regulations 2021**\n\n**S.R. No. 99/2021**\n\nVersion as at  \n29 August 2021\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe matters necessary for the effective implementation of the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010**.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 185 of the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 29 August 2021.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThe Personal Safety Intervention Orders Regulations 2011[[1]](#endnote-1) are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Definition\n\nIn these Regulations, ***the Act*** means the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010**.\n\n\t6 Prescribed corresponding interstate laws\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of ***corresponding interstate law*** in section 4 of the Act, the following laws are prescribed—\n\n(a) the Personal Violence Act 2016 of the Australian Capital Territory;\n\n(b) the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 of New South Wales;\n\n(c) the Personal Violence Restraining Orders Act 2016 of the Northern Territory;\n\n(d) the Criminal Code of Queensland;\n\n(e) the Peace and Good Behaviour Act 1982 of Queensland;\n\n(f) the Criminal Procedure Act 1921 of South Australia;\n\n(g) the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 of South Australia;\n\n(h) the Justices Act 1959 of Tasmania;\n\n(i) the Restraining Orders Act 1997 of Western Australia.\n\n\t7 Prescribed corresponding New Zealand law\n\nFor the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of ***corresponding New Zealand law*** in section 4 of the Act, the Harassment Act 1997 of New Zealand is prescribed.\n\n\t8 Court may ask Secretary to Department for report\n\nFor the purposes of section 72(2) of the Act, the prescribed time is 7 days.\n\n\t9 Court may request report from Department\n\nFor the purposes of section 75(3) of the Act, the prescribed time is 7 days.\n\n\t10 Surrender of firearms and weapons\n\n(1) In relation to a direction given under section 115(2)(a) of the Act, the following are prescribed particulars for the purposes of section 115(3)—\n\n(a) if the police officer giving the direction is not in uniform, the police officer's name and rank;\n\n(b) a statement that it is an offence to fail to comply with a lawful direction to surrender a firearm, firearms authority, ammunition or weapon to a police officer.\n\n(2) In relation to a direction given under section 115(2)(b) of the Act, the following are prescribed particulars for the purposes of section 115(3)—\n\n(a) the name of the person given the direction;\n\n(b) the address (if known) of the person given the direction;\n\n(c) the date of birth (if known) of the person given the direction;\n\n(d) the name, rank and station of the police officer issuing the direction;\n\n(e) a statement that the direction is given under section 115(2)(b) of the Act;\n\n(f) the date and time at which the direction is given;\n\n(g) the place at which the firearm, firearms authority, ammunition or weapon is to be surrendered;\n\n(h) a statement that the firearm, firearms authority, ammunition or weapon must be surrendered by the specified time (if any) or otherwise within 48 hours of the direction being given to the person;\n\n(i) a description of the firearm, firearms authority, ammunition or weapon to be surrendered (if known), including but not limited to any known identifiers such as the model and serial number of a firearm;\n\n(j) a statement that it is an offence under section 115(4) of the Act to fail to comply with the direction, punishable by 60 penalty units in the case of a failure to surrender a firearm and 30 penalty units in the case of a failure to surrender a firearms authority, ammunition or a weapon.\n\n\t11 Disclosure of information by organisations\n\nFor the purposes of section 181(1) of the Act, the prescribed way is by application in writing that sets out—\n\n(a) the name of the organisation to which the application is made; and\n\n(b) the date of the application; and\n\n(c) the name, rank, registered number, station and contact telephone number of the police officer making the application; and\n\n(d) the name of the respondent to which the application relates; and\n\n(e) the respondent's date of birth (if known); and\n\n(f) the respondent's gender; and\n\n(g) that the request is made under section 181 of the Act; and\n\n(h) that if the organisation has the information requested in the application the organisation is required to give the police officer the information under section 181(2) of the Act.\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Personal Safety Intervention Orders Regulations 2021, S.R. No. 99/2021 were made on 17 August 2021 by the Governor in Council under section 185 of the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010**, No. 53/2010 and came into operation on 29 August 2021: regulation 3.\n\nThe Personal Safety Intervention Orders Regulations 2021 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 17 August 2031 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Regulations 2021 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThis version does not contain amendments that are not yet in operation.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4: S.R. No. 89/2011. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These Regulations replace the 2011 Regulations and supply procedural and evidentiary particulars to implement the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 (see regs 1–5, 4). They do not, on their face, expand the Act's substantive powers; they prescribe how existing powers are to be exercised (notably regs 6–11 setting lists, timelines, particulars and application content)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, tightly scoped instrument focused on procedural prescriptions rather than substantive law.","Cross-references to multiple external statutes (prescribed interstate laws and a New Zealand law) increasing situational complexity (reg 6–7).","Concrete timelines for administrative action (7 days for reports under regs 8–9) that create operational deadlines.","Detailed mandatory particulars and specified penalty amounts tied to firearm/weapon surrender directions (reg 10), raising compliance risk for police and respondents.","Prescribed content and format for police requests to organisations (reg 11) concentrates compliance burden on record-holding bodies.","Revocation of earlier regulations (reg 4) requires agencies to update processes and forms.","Dependence on the parent Act for substantive powers and definitions (reg 2 and reg 5) means effective operation requires reading both instruments together."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does:** Prescribes the procedural details needed to operate the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010. It lists corresponding interstate and New Zealand laws, fixes 7‑day deadlines for departmental reports, sets required particulars and penalties for police directions to surrender firearms, and prescribes the form of police requests for information from organisations.\n\n**Who it affects and why it matters:** Courts, police, organisations holding records and respondents to intervention orders. Police issue directions and requests; organisations must supply information on written application; respondents face surrender obligations and penalty exposure."},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available content, there is insufficient information to determine whether the scope changed from the original intent. The document provided contains only version history metadata without substantive regulatory content to assess against any original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Regulations are subordinate legislation — they must be read alongside the parent Act (Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010), adding a layer of complexity","The document provided contains almost no substantive content, only version history metadata, making full analysis impossible","Regulations of this type typically involve court procedures, approved forms, and administrative requirements that require cross-referencing multiple documents","Distinction between PSIOs and family violence intervention orders can cause confusion for laypeople navigating the correct legal pathway"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations prescribe the practical rules and paperwork that support Victoria’s Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act, governing how PSIOs are applied for, issued and administered. \n\nThey affect people seeking protection from non-family harassment, people subject to PSIOs, and the police, courts and lawyers who handle them — determining the forms, fees and procedures that make the Act work in practice."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly scoped to their original purpose: supporting the operation of the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010. They prescribe specific details (interstate laws, timeframes, procedural particulars) that the Act explicitly authorises in section 185. There is no scope creep; the regulations do not expand beyond the machinery provisions contemplated by the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 11 regulations total, with minimal conditional logic","Single defined term ('the Act') in regulation 5","Straightforward prescription of specific details (lists of laws, timeframes, form contents) without nested exceptions or cross-referencing maze","No operative provisions creating substantive rights or offences—purely machinery provisions filling gaps in primary legislation","Linear structure: each regulation addresses one discrete matter without interdependence"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations are the 'nuts and bolts' rules that make Victoria's Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 work in practice. They don't create new laws themselves, but fill in specific details that the main Act left blank.\n\n**What they actually do:**\n\n* **Recognise interstate and NZ protection orders** – They list which laws from other Australian states, territories and New Zealand count as 'corresponding laws'. This means if someone has a protection order from Queensland, NSW, or even New Zealand, Victorian courts and police can treat it as valid here (and vice versa).\n\n* **Set timeframes for court reports** – When a court wants information from the Department of Justice about a person involved in an intervention order case, these regulations say the Department has **7 days** to provide it.\n\n* **Spell out exactly what police must say when confiscating guns or weapons** – If police direct someone to hand over firearms or weapons under an intervention order, these regulations list the precise details police must provide: their name and rank, where and when to surrender the item, what the penalty is for refusing (up to 60 penalty units for firearms), and a warning that it's an offence not to comply.\n\n* **Create a standard form for organisations to share information** – Police can ask organisations (like hospitals, housing services, or utilities) to disclose information about someone subject to an intervention order. These regulations specify exactly what must be in that written request: the police officer's details, the respondent's details, and a statement that the organisation is legally required to comply.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n* People applying for or defending personal safety intervention orders (PSIOs) in Victoria\n* Police officers enforcing these orders and confiscating weapons\n* Courts handling PSIO applications\n* Government departments and organisations that hold information about respondents\n* People with interstate or NZ protection orders who move to Victoria\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese regulations ensure the protection order system works smoothly across borders and that police follow proper procedures when removing weapons from dangerous situations. The standardised forms and timeframes reduce confusion and ensure everyone knows their rights and obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/personal-safety-intervention-orders-regulations-2021","history":"/api/acts/personal-safety-intervention-orders-regulations-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/personal-safety-intervention-orders-regulations-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/personal-safety-intervention-orders-regulations-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/personal-safety-intervention-orders-regulations-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/personal-safety-intervention-orders-regulations-2021/documents"}}