97Effect of registration of external protection order

#### 97 Effect of registration of external protection order 97 Effect of registration of external protection order > > (1) An external protection order that has been registered under section 96— > > > > > (a) has the same effect as an apprehended violence order made under this Act, and > > > > > (b) may be enforced against a person as if it were an apprehended violence order which had been made under this Act and as if a copy of the order had been served on that person in accordance with section 77. > > > (2) The variation or revocation of an external protection order by a court of the State, Territory or country in which it was made after the order has been registered under section 96 has no effect in New South Wales. > > > (2A) Subsection (2) does not apply to a variation or revocation of an external protection order if the order is a recognised DVO under Part 13B and the variation or revocation is recognised in New South Wales under that Part. > > > (3) An external protection order that has been registered under section 96 (and anything done to effect the registration of the order) is not invalid on the ground that the order has, due to the age of the defendant at the time the application was made, been registered in the wrong court. > > **s 97:** Am 2016 No 9, Sch 1 \[8\].