Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016
9Special provisions for foreign orders
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9 Special provisions for foreign orders
(1) For the purpose of this Act, a registered foreign order –
(a) is taken to be made in the jurisdiction in which it is registered as a registered foreign order; and
(b) is taken to be made when it becomes a registered foreign order in that jurisdiction.
(2) A registered foreign order is varied or revoked, for the purpose of this Act, if its registration as a registered foreign order is varied or revoked.
(3) A power conferred by this Act to vary or revoke a registered foreign order is a power to vary or revoke registration of the order as a registered foreign order.