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Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016
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14 Making of new orders
(1) Nothing in this Act prevents a person from applying for, or an issuing authority from making, a local DVO even though there is a recognised DVO in force that applies to the same defendant.
(2) However, a police officer is not to make a local DVO if the police officer is aware that there is already a recognised DVO that is enforceable against the defendant which –
(a) applies to the same defendant and protected person; and
(b) was made by a court of any jurisdiction.