151 Application of section 122
(1) Section 122 applies only in relation to the sentencing of an offender
for an offence committed after the commencement.
(2) Section 122 does not apply in relation to the sentencing of an
offender liable to an aggregated maximum penalty mentioned in
section 121(2) unless each offence mentioned in section 121(2)(a)
is committed after the commencement.
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(3) If any of the conduct constituting the offence occurred before the
commencement, the offence is taken to have been committed
before the commencement.
commencement means the commencement of section 5 of the
Domestic and Family Violence and Victims Legislation Amendment
Act 2025.
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section 128
Domestic Violence Act 1992 Act No. 67 of 1992
Domestic Violence Amendment Act 1993 Act No. 36 of 1993
Domestic Violence Amendment Act 1994 Act No. 60 of 1994
Domestic Violence Amendment Act 1996 Act No. 57 of 1996
Domestic Violence Amendment Act 1998 Act No. 90 of 1998
Domestic Violence Amendment Act 1999 Act No. 40 of 1999
Domestic Violence Amendment (Police Orders)
Act 2005
Act No. 38 of 2005
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1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (Act No. 34, 2007)
Assent date 12 December 2007
Commenced 1 July 2008 (Gaz G25, 25 June 2008, p 4)
Domestic and Family Violence Amendment Act 2009 (Act No. 2, 2009)
Assent date 12 March 2009
Commenced 12 March 2009
Domestic and Family Violence Amendment Act 2010 (Act No. 47, 2010)
Assent date 13 December 2010
Commenced 2 February 2011 (Gaz S7, 2 February 2011)
Health Practitioner (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2012 (Act No. 17,
2012)
Assent date 22 May 2012
Commenced 1 July 2012 (s 2)
Domestic and Family Violence Amendment Act 2013 (Act No. 7, 2013)
Assent date 15 March 2013
Commenced 5 February 2014 (Gaz G5, 5 February 2014, p 5)
Domestic and Family Violence Amendment Act 2015 (Act No. 23, 2015)
Assent date 18 September 2015
Commenced 14 October 2015 (Gaz G41, 14 October 2015, p 3)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Vulnerable Witnesses) Act 2016 (Act No. 2, 2016)
Assent date 2 March 2016
Commenced 23 March 2016 (Gaz G12, 23 March 2016, p 6)
Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016)
Assent date 6 April 2016
Commenced 1 May 2016 (Gaz S34, 29 April 2016)
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Domestic and Family Violence (Recognition of Domestic Violence Orders) (National
Uniform Law) Amendment Act 2017 (Act No. 2, 2017)
Assent date 10 March 2017
Commenced 25 November 2017 (Gaz S86, 24 November 2017)
Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017)
Assent date 10 March 2017
Commenced 12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3)
Domestic and Family Violence Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2018 (Act No. 21,
2018)
Assent date 8 November 2018
Commenced 30 August 2019 (Gaz G33, 14 August 2019, p 2)
Health Practitioner Regulation (National Uniform Legislation) and Other Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 28, 2018)
Assent date 30 November 2018
Commenced 1 December 2018 (s 2)
Evidence and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Act No. 3, 2020)
Assent date 9 March 2020
Commenced 29 July 2020 (Gaz G28, 15 July 2020, p 1)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Domestic and Family Violence) Act 2020 (Act No. 18,
2020)
Assent date 1 July 2020
Commenced 29 July 2020 (Gaz G29, 22 July 2020, p 1)
Territory Families Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 25, 2021)
Assent date 15 December 2021
Commenced pt 4: 13 January 2022 (Gaz S2, 13 January 2022);
rem: 1 February 2022 (Gaz S3, 31 January 2022)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Electronic Documents) Act 2022 (Act No. 2, 2022)
Assent date 1 March 2022
Commenced 2 March 2022 (s 2)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Domestic and Family Violence) Act 2023 (Act No. 33,
2023)
Assent date 6 December 2023
Commenced 25 March 2024 (Gaz S18, 22 March 2024)
Amending Legislation
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 4, 2024)
Assent date 14 March 2024
Commenced pt 5, div 1: 30 October 2023 (s 2(2));
pt 3, div 2: 25 March 2024 (s 2(3), s 2 Sentencing and
Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 28,
2022) and Gaz S19, 22 March 2024);
pt 4: 25 March 2024 (s 2(4), s 2 Criminal Justice
Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023
(Act No. 20, 2023) and Gaz S20, 22 March 2024);
rem: 15 March 2024 (s 2(1))
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Domestic and Family Violence and Victims Legislation Amendment Act 2025
(Act No. 12, 2025)
Assent date 6 June 2025
Commenced s 14: 1 July 2025 (s 2(2)); rem: 7 June 2025 (s 2(1))
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 4, 10, 19, 21, 23, 33, 103Q,
103R, 103ZC, 104, 119, 121, 124B, 124G, 124L, 129 and 135.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
preamble sub No. 33, 2023, s 4
s 3 amd No. 21, 2018, s 4; No. 33, 2023, s 5
s 4 amd No. 2, 2009, s 3; No. 47, 2010, s 4; No. 9, 2016, s 93; No. 2, 2017, s 4;
No. 21, 2018, s 5; No. 3, 2020, s 6; No. 18, 2020, s 9; No. 2, 2022, s 4;
No. 33, 2023, s 6 as amd No. 4, 2024, s 4
s 5 sub No. 33, 2023, s 7
ss 5A – 5B ins No. 33, 2023, s 7
s 8 sub No. 33, 2023, s 8
s 9 amd No. 33, 2023, s 9
s 10 amd No. 33, 2023, s 10
s 11 amd No. 33, 2023, s 11
s 13 amd No. 2, 2017, s 5; No. 33, 2023, s 12
s 14 sub No. 33, 2023, s 13
s 15 sub No. 4, 2017, s 7
s 16 sub No. 33, 2023, s 14
s 18 amd No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 19 sub No. 33, 2023, s 15
s 20 amd No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 20A ins No. 33, 2023, s 16
s 21 amd No. 7, 2013, 4; No. 33, 2023, s 17
s 22 amd No. 47, 2010, s 5
sub No. 33, 2023, s 18
s 23 amd No. 47, 2010, s 6; No. 18, 2020, s 10; No. 33, 2023, s 19
s 24 amd No. 18, 2020, s 11; No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 25 amd No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 26 amd No. 33, 2023, s 20 as amd No. 4, 2024, s 5
s 27 amd No. 2, 2017, s 6
s 26 sub No. 33, 2023, s 21
ch 2
pt 2.4 hdg amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
ch 2
div 1 hdg sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
ss 28 – 34 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
ch 2
div 2 hdg sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 35 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 2, 2017, s 7
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s 35A ins No. 47, 2010, s 7
rep No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 36 amd No. 47, 2010, s 8; No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 2, 2017, s 8
ss 37 – 39 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
s 40 amd No. 47, 2010, s 9; No. 9, 2016, s 95
s 41 amd No. 47, 2010, s 10; No. 9, 2016, s 95
s 42 amd No. 23, 2015,s 4
s 43 amd No. 2, 2009, s 4; No. 2, 2022, s 5
ch 2
div 3 hdg sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 44 sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 45 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
sub No. 33, 2023, s 22 as amd No. 4, 2024, s 6(1)
s 46 amd No. 47, 2010, s 11
ch 2
div 1 hdg rep No. 33, 2023, s 22
ch 2
sdiv 1 hdg rep No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 47 amd No. 2, 2017, s 9
ch 2
sdiv 2 hdg rep No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 48 amd No. 18, 2020, s 12
s 50 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
ch 2
pt 2.5 hdg sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
ch 2
div 1 hdg ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
ch 2
sdiv 3 hdg rep No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 51 sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
ch 2
div 2 hdg ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 52 sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 52A ins No. 47, 2010, s 12
amd No. 2, 2017, s 10
rep No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 53 amd No. 47, 2010, s 13; No. 2, 2017, s 11
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s 54 amd No. 47, 2010, s 14; No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 2, 2017, s 12
s 55 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
ch 2
sdiv 4 hdg rep No. 33, 2023, s 22
ch 2
div 3 hdg ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 56 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
s 57 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
sub No. 33, 2023, s 22 as amd No. 4, 2024, s 6(2)
s 58 amd No. 47, 2010, s 15; No. 9, 2016, s 95
sub No. 33, 2023, s 22 as amd No. 4, 2024, s 6(2)
s 59 amd No. 2, 2022, s 6
ch 2
sdiv 5 hdg rep No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 60 sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 61 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
s 62 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
sub No. 33, 2023, s 22 as amd No. 4, 2024, s 6(3)
s 63 amd No. 47, 2010, s 16; No. 9, 2016, s 95
ch 2
div 4 hdg ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
ch 2
div 2 hdg rep No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 64 sub No. 47, 2010, s 17
amd No. 2, 2017, s 13
sub No. 33, 2023, s 22 as amd No. 4, 2024, s 6(4)
ch 2
div 5 hdg ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 65 amd No. 47, 2010, s 18; No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 18, 2020, s 13
sub No. 33, 2023, s 22 as amd No. 4, 2024, s 6(5)
s 66 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
s 67 amd No. 47, 2010, s 19; No. 9, 2016, s 95
s 68 amd No. 47, 2010, s 20; No. 9, 2016, s 95
ch 2
pt 2.6 hdg sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
ch 2
div 1 hdg ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 69 amd No. 47, 2010, s 21; No. 9, 2016, s 95
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ch 2
div 2 hdg ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 70 amd No. 47, 2010, s 22; No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 2, 2022, s 7
ss 71 – 72 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
ch 2
div 3 hdg ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
ss 73 – 76 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
ch 2
div 4 hdg ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 77 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
sub No. 33, 2023, s 22 as amd No. 4, 2024, s 6(6)
s 78 amd No. 47, 2010, s 23; No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 2, 2022, s 8
s 79 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 2, 2022, s 9
ss 80 – 81 sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
ch 2
div 5 hdg ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 82 sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
ss 82A – 82C ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
ch 2
pt 2.7 hdg sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
ss 82D – 82G ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
ch 2
pt 2.8 hdg sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
ss 82H – 82Q ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
ch 2
pt 2.9 hdg sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
ss 82R – 82Y ins No. 33, 2023, s 22
ch 2
pt 2.10 hdg sub No. 33, 2023, s 22
s 83 amd No. 47, 2010, s 24; No. 9, 2016, s 95
s 84 sub No. 47, 2010, s 25
amd No. 17, 2012, s 55; No. 28, 2018, s 25; No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 85 amd No. 33, 2023, s 23
s 85AA ins No. 33, 2023, s 24
pt 2.11A hdg ins No. 18, 2020, s 14
ss 85A – 85G ins No. 18, 2020, s 14
ss 86 – 87 amd No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 88 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 89 amd No. 2, 2017, s 14; No. 33, 2023, s 25
s 90 amd No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 91B ins No. 9, 2016, s 94
s 92 amd No. 2, 2017, s 15
s 93 amd No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 94 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
s 95 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 97 amd No. 2, 2017, s 16; No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 98 amd No. 33, 2023, s 39
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s 100 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 33, 2023, s 39
pt 3.4 hdg rep No. 2, 2017, s 17
ch 3A hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
pt 3A.1 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
ss 101 – 103 sub No. 2, 2017, s 17
ss 103A –
103B ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
s 103C ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
s 103D ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
pt 3A.2 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
div 1 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
s 103E ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
ss 103F –
103G ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
ss 103H –
103J ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
div 2 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
ss 103K –
103M ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
div 3 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
ss 103N –
103S ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
pt 3A.3 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
ss 103T –
103V ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
s 103W ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
pt 3A.4 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
ss 103X –
103ZA ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
pt 3A.5 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
ss 103ZB –
103ZC ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
pt 3A.6 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
div 1 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
ss 103ZD –
103ZE ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
div 2 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
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s 103ZF ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
s 103ZG ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
div 3 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
ss 103ZH –
103ZI ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
div 4 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
s 103ZJ ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
s 103ZK ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
s 103ZM ins No. 2, 2017, s 17
s 104 amd No. 2, 2016, s 4; No. 3, 2020, s 7; No. 2, 2022, s 10
s 105 sub No. 47, 2010, s 26
s 106 amd No. 3, 2020, s 8
s 107 amd No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 109 amd No. 3, 2020, s 9; No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 110 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 33, 2023, s 27
s 111 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 113 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
ch 4
pt 4.1
div 4A hdg ins No. 3, 2020, s 10
ss 113A –
113C ins No. 3, 2020, s 10
s 114 amd No. 2, 2016, s 5
sub No. 3, 2020, s 11
ss 114A –
114B ins No. 3, 2020, s 11
s 115 amd No. 3, 2020, s 12; No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 116 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95
s 117 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 118 amd No. 33, 2023, s 39
s 119 amd No. 47, 2010, s 27; No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 2, 2022, s 11; No. 33, 2023,
s 39
s 120 amd No. 33, 2023, s 39; No. 12, 2025, s 4
s 121 amd No. 2, 2009, s 5; No. 47, 2010, s 28
sub No. 33, 2023, s 28
s 122 amd No. 2, 2009, s 6
rep No. 33, 2023, s 28
ins No. 12, 2025, s 5
s 123 amd No. 47, 2010, s 29; No. 33, 2023, s 29
s 124 amd No. 2, 2017, s 18; No. 33, 2023, s 30
s 124A ins No. 2, 2009, s 7
ch 5A hdg ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
pt 5A.1 hdg ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
s 124B ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
amd No. 33, 2023, s 31
ss 124C –
124D ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
ss 124DA –
124DB ins No. 33, 2023, s 32
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pt 5A.2 hdg ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
s 124E ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
amd No. 33, 2023, s 33
ss 124F –
124H ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
pt 5A.3 hdg ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
ss 124J –
124K ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
s 124L ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
amd No. 33, 2023, s 34
s 124M ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
pt 5A.4 hdg ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
s 124N ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
s 124P ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
pt 5A.5 hdg ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
s 124Q ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
s 124R ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
pt 5A.6 hdg ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
s 124T ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
amd No. 33, 2023, s 35
s 124U ins No. 21, 2018, s 6
s 125 sub No. 2, 2009, s 8
s 126 amd No. 9, 2016, s 95; No. 33, 2023, s 36
s 127 amd No. 21, 2018, s 7; No. 25, 2021, s 30
ch 7
pt 7.2 hdg amd No. 2, 2016, s 6
ch 7
pt 7.3 hdg ins No. 2, 2016, s 7
s 136 exp No. 34, 2007, s 136
ins No. 2, 2016, s 7
ch 7
pt 7.4 hdg ins No. 2, 2017, s 19
ss 137 – 141 exp No. 34, 2007, s 147
ins No. 2, 2017, s 19
ch 7
pt 7.5 hdg ins No. 3, 2020, s 13
s 142 exp No. 34, 2007, s 147
ins No. 3, 2020, s 13
ch 7
pt 7.6 hdg ins No. 2, 2022, s 12
ss 143 – 146 exp No. 34, 2007, s 147
ins No. 2, 2022, s 12
ch 7
pt 7.7 hdg ins No. 33, 2023, s 37
s 147 exp No. 34, 2007, s 147
ins No. 33, 2023, s 37
s 148 ins No. 33, 2023, s 37
s 149 ins No. 33, 2023, s 37 as amd No. 4, 2024, s 7
s 150 ins No. 33, 2023, s 37
ch 7
pt 7.8 hdg ins No. 12, 2025, s 6
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s 151 ins No. 12, 2025, s 6
ch 8 hdg exp No. 34, 2007, s 147
ch 8
pt 8.1 hdg exp No. 34, 2007, s 147
ch 8
pt 8.2 hdg exp No. 34, 2007, s 147
ch 8
pt 8.3 hdg exp No. 34, 2007, s 147
ch 8
pt 8.4 hdg exp No. 34, 2007, s 147
sch 2 exp No. 34, 2007, s 147