4Interpretation

4 Interpretation

(1)  In this Act –

corresponding law means a law of another jurisdiction that –

(a) contains provisions that substantially correspond with this Act; or

(b) is declared by the regulations to be a corresponding law for the purposes of this Act;

defendant means the person against whom a DVO is made;

domestic violence concern – see section 8 ;

DVO (or domestic violence order) means a local DVO, an interstate DVO or a foreign order;

final DVO means a DVO that is not an interim DVO;

foreign order means a New Zealand DVO;

general violence order means –

(a) an intervention order under the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 of South Australia; or

(b) a violence restraining order under the Restraining Orders Act 1997 of Western Australia, other than –

(i) a violence restraining order made under section 11B of that Act; or

(ii) a police order under that Act;

interim DVO means a DVO that is of an interim or provisional nature and, to avoid doubt, includes the following:

(a) any DVO made by a police officer (other than a police family violence order (PFVO) under the Family Violence Act 2004 );

(b) an emergency order under the Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008 of the Australian Capital Territory;