Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016
6Interstate DVO
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6 Interstate DVO
(1) Each of the following orders is an interstate DVO:
(a) a domestic violence order under the Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008 of the Australian Capital Territory;
(ab) [Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by S.R. 2017, No. 77, Applied:25 Nov 2017] a family violence order under the Family Violence Act 2016 of the Australian Capital Territory;
(b) an apprehended domestic violence order or an interim apprehended domestic violence order under the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 of New South Wales;
(c) a domestic violence order under the Domestic and Family Violence Act of the Northern Territory;
(d) [Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by S.R. 2017, No. 77, Applied:25 Nov 2017] a domestic violence order, police protection notice or release conditions under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 of Queensland;
(e) an intervention order under the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 of South Australia that addresses a domestic violence concern;
(f) a family violence intervention order or a family violence safety notice under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 of Victoria;
(g) the following orders under the Restraining Orders Act 1997 of Western Australia:
(i) a violence restraining order that addresses a domestic violence concern;
(ii) [Section 6 Subsection (1) amended by S.R. 2017, No. 77, Applied:25 Nov 2017] a family violence restraining order;
(iii) a police order;
(h) any order, notice or other thing declared by the regulations to be an interstate DVO.