98SDefinitions

#### 98S Definitions 98S Definitions > In this Part— > > corresponding law means a law of another jurisdiction that contains provisions that substantially correspond with this Part or a law of another jurisdiction that is declared by the regulations to be a corresponding law for the purposes of this Part. > > defendant means the person against whom a DVO is made. > > domestic violence concern—see section 98W. > > DVO (or domestic violence order) means a local DVO, an interstate DVO or a foreign order. > > final DVO means a DVO that is not an interim DVO. > > foreign order means a New Zealand DVO. > > general violence order means— > > > (a) an intervention order under the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 of South Australia, or > > > (b) a violence restraining order under the Restraining Orders Act 1997 of Western Australia, other than— > > > > > (i) a violence restraining order made under section 11B of that Act, or > > > > > (ii) a police order under that Act. > > interim DVO means a DVO that is of an interim or provisional nature and, to avoid doubt, includes the following— > > > (a) any DVO made by a police officer, > > > (b) (Repealed) > > > (c) a temporary protection order under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 of Queensland, > > > (d) any DVO declared by the regulations to be an interim DVO. > > interstate DVO—see section 98U. > > interstate law enforcement agency means— > > > (a) the police force of another jurisdiction, or > > > (b) any other agency of another jurisdiction responsible for the enforcement of DVOs in that jurisdiction. > > issuing authority means a court or person with power to make, vary or revoke a DVO under the law of a participating jurisdiction. > > issuing jurisdiction for a DVO means the jurisdiction in which the DVO is made. > > jurisdiction means a State or Territory. > > local DVO—see section 98T. > > local law enforcement agency means the NSW Police Force. > > make includes issue. > > New Zealand DVO means an order made under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 of New Zealand or under an Act repealed by that Act. > > non-local DVO means an interstate DVO or a foreign order. > > participating jurisdiction means the following jurisdictions— > > > (a) New South Wales, > > > (b) a jurisdiction in which a corresponding law is enacted. > > properly notified—see section 98ZE. > > protected person means a person for whose protection or benefit a DVO is made. > > recognised DVO—see sections 98Y and 98ZY. > > recognised variation—see section 98Z. > > registered foreign order—see section 98V. > > revoke includes cancel. > > vary a DVO includes the following— > > > (a) amend or modify the DVO, > > > (b) add further conditions, prohibitions or restrictions to the DVO or vary or delete conditions, prohibitions or restrictions, > > > (c) extend or reduce the period in which the DVO remains in force. > > **s 98S:** Ins 2016 No 9, Sch 1 \[9\] (am 2017 No 44, Sch 1.7 \[2\]).