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Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
sec.227Existing registered interstate orders
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### sec.227 Existing registered interstate orders
This section applies to an interstate order (a registered interstate order ) that, immediately before the commencement—
was in force in the State in which it was made; and
was registered under previous part 6.
The registered interstate order—
continues to have the same effect as a protection order; and
may continue to be enforced against a person as if it were a protection order that had been personally served on the person as a respondent.
Subsection (2) applies for the period during which the registered interstate order, as originally made, is in force in the State in which it was made.
Amended part 6, division 4 applies to a registered interstate order as though a reference in that division to a registered New Zealand order is a reference to a registered interstate order.
Without limiting subsection (4), an application may be made and decided under section 176P for—
a variation of the interstate order as it is registered in Queensland; or
a variation of the period during which a registered interstate order has effect in its operation in Queensland; or
the revocation of the registration of an interstate order.
This section applies subject to section 176B.
In this section—
interstate order means an order made by a court of another State under a law of the other State that was, immediately before the commencement, prescribed by regulation for previous part 6.
previous part 6 means part 6 as in force from time to time before the commencement.
State includes New Zealand.
s 227 ins 2016 No. 51 s 60
(sec.227-ssec.1) This section applies to an interstate order (a registered interstate order ) that, immediately before the commencement— was in force in the State in which it was made; and was registered under previous part 6.
(sec.227-ssec.2) The registered interstate order— continues to have the same effect as a protection order; and may continue to be enforced against a person as if it were a protection order that had been personally served on the person as a respondent.
(sec.227-ssec.3) Subsection (2) applies for the period during which the registered interstate order, as originally made, is in force in the State in which it was made.
(sec.227-ssec.4) Amended part 6, division 4 applies to a registered interstate order as though a reference in that division to a registered New Zealand order is a reference to a registered interstate order.
(sec.227-ssec.5) Without limiting subsection (4), an application may be made and decided under section 176P for— a variation of the interstate order as it is registered in Queensland; or a variation of the period during which a registered interstate order has effect in its operation in Queensland; or the revocation of the registration of an interstate order.
(sec.227-ssec.6) This section applies subject to section 176B.
(sec.227-ssec.7) In this section— interstate order means an order made by a court of another State under a law of the other State that was, immediately before the commencement, prescribed by regulation for previous part 6. previous part 6 means part 6 as in force from time to time before the commencement. State includes New Zealand.
- (a) was in force in the State in which it was made; and
- (b) was registered under previous part 6.
- (a) continues to have the same effect as a protection order; and
- (b) may continue to be enforced against a person as if it were a protection order that had been personally served on the person as a respondent.
- (a) a variation of the interstate order as it is registered in Queensland; or
- (b) a variation of the period during which a registered interstate order has effect in its operation in Queensland; or
- (c) the revocation of the registration of an interstate order.