Family Violence Act 2016
145FVOs declared to be recognised in other jurisdictions
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145 FVOs declared to be recognised in other jurisdictions before commencement day (1) To avoid any doubt, section 144 extends to an FVO declared by a registrar of a court of another participating jurisdiction to be a recognised FVO before the commencement day. (2) Section 120 and section 121 extend to any amendment or revocation of an FVO mentioned in subsection (1), that was done in a participating jurisdiction before the commencement day, as if the FVO were a recognised FVO.
(3) However, the FVO, and any amendment of the FVO, does not become enforceable against the respondent in the ACT, under this part, until the commencement day. Subdivision 9.6.4 Power to declare FVO to be recognised