Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016
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7 Registered foreign order
(1) A registered foreign order means a foreign order that is –
(a) [Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by S.R. 2017, No. 77, Applied:25 Nov 2017] a registered foreign order under the Family Violence Act 2016 of the Australian Capital Territory; or
(b) a registered external protection order under Part 13 of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 of New South Wales; or
(c) a registered external order under the Domestic and Family Violence Act of the Northern Territory; or
(d) [Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by S.R. 2017, No. 77, Applied:25 Nov 2017] a registered New Zealand order under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 of Queensland; or
(e) [Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by S.R. 2017, No. 77, Applied:25 Nov 2017] a foreign intervention order registered under Part 4 of the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 of South Australia, other than an order that is declared by the regulations made under that Act not to be a foreign intervention order for the purposes of Part 3A of that Act; or
(f) an external family violence order registered under section 27 of the Family Violence Act 2004 of Tasmania; or
(g) a corresponding New Zealand order registered under Part 10 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 of Victoria; or
(h) a foreign restraining order registered under Part 7A of the Restraining Orders Act 1997 of Western Australia; or
(i) any order declared by the regulations to be a registered foreign order.
(2) The regulations may amend the list of registered foreign orders specified in subsection (1) , by omitting a foreign order from that list or adding a new foreign order to that list.