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Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016
39DVOs declared to be recognised DVOs
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39 DVOs declared to be recognised DVOs
(1) Each of the following DVOs is also taken to be a recognised DVO:
(a) any DVO that is declared by a clerk of petty sessions to be a recognised DVO in Tasmania under Division 4 ;
(b) any DVO that is declared by a registrar of a court of another participating jurisdiction to be a recognised DVO in that jurisdiction under a corresponding law.
(2) A recognised DVO referred to in subsection (1) becomes enforceable against the defendant in Tasmania, under this Act, when the declaration is made (despite section 14 ).