Cross-border Justice Act 2009
91Registration of NT or SA restraining orders under WA law
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91 Registration of NT or SA restraining orders under WA law (1) A registrar of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia may register an interstate restraining order in the Territory if: proceeding of a prescribed court of the Territory or South Australia for which the person against whom the order was made had a connection with a cross-border region that is partly in Western Australia; or made ordinarily resides in Western Australia. interstate restraining order means: (a) a restraining order of the Territory; or (b) a restraining order of South Australia. register means to register under the restraining orders laws of Western Australia. Examples for section 91 1 The NT Local Court sitting in a place in the NT makes a restraining order under the NT's restraining orders laws. The person for whose benefit the order is made ordinarily resides in WA. The registry at the place is a registry of the WA Magistrates Court. Exercising the powers of the registrar of that Court, a registry officer registers the order under WA's restraining orders
Cross-border Justice Act 2009 47 2 An SA magistrate sitting in a place in the NT makes a restraining order under SA's restraining orders laws. For the proceeding, the person against whom the order is made had a connection with the NT/SA/WA region. The registry at the place is a registry of the WA Magistrates Court. Exercising the powers of the registrar of that Court, a registry officer registers the order under WA's