175ARelationship with certain orders under the Sentencing Act 1991 234

175A Relationship with certain orders under the Sentencing Act 1991 234 175AC Relationship between bail conditions and recognised DVO 234 176 Relationship with Family Court orders 235 Part 9A—Relationship with Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 236 Division 1—General 236 176A Definitions 236 176B Concurrent applications may be heard together 236 176C Family violence intervention order, recognised DVO to prevail 237 Division 2—Certain applications under Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 to be heard under this Act where parties are family members 238 176D Application of Division 238 176E Court may determine parties to application for personal safety intervention order are family members 238 176F No further determination if determination made by County Court or Supreme Court 239 176G Effect of determination under section 176E(2)(b)—general 239 176H Search warrants issued under Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 241 176I Firearms etc seized or surrendered under Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 242 176J Existing interim personal safety intervention order must be revoked 242 176K Determination made on application to vary existing interim personal safety intervention order 243 176L Determination made on application to revoke existing interim personal safety intervention order 243 176M Determination made when hearing application for final personal safety intervention order 244 176N Revocation of interim personal safety intervention order under this Division 244 176O Explanation of determination 245 Part 10—Corresponding New Zealand orders 246 177 Registration of corresponding New Zealand orders 246 178 Notice to be given of registration of corresponding New Zealand orders 246 179 Variation, extension or revocation by New Zealand Court has no effect 247 180 Variation, extension or revocation of registered corresponding New Zealand order by Victorian Court 247 181 Notice of proposed variation, extension or revocation of registered corresponding New Zealand order 248 182 Notice to be given of variation, extension or revocation of registered corresponding New Zealand order 249 Part 11—Family Violence Risk Assessment and Risk Management Framework 250 188 Definitions 250 189 Minister may approve framework 251 190 Obligation to align with approved framework 251 191 Compliance with approved framework to form condition of contract or agreement 251 192 Ministers to prepare annual report on approved framework 252 193 Consolidated annual report to be tabled in Parliament 252 194 Minister must review approved framework 252 195 Review of operation of Part 253 196 Rights and liabilities 253 Part 12—Service of documents 254 201 Service of orders 254 202 Manner of service 255 202A Court may order alternative service 255 202B Presumption as to effective service by post, electronic communication 256 202C Substituted service 257 203 Proof of service 258 204 Inability to serve document 258 205 Person may cause document to be served 259 206 Certificate of service 259 207 Disclosure of information by organisations 260 Part 13—Miscellaneous 263 Division 1—Jurisdiction of Supreme Court 263 208 Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 263 Division 1A—Offences by bodies corporate 263 208A Imputing conduct to bodies corporate 263 208B Criminal liability of officers of bodies corporate—accessorial liability 263 Division 2—Rule-making power 265 209 Rules of court and practice directions for Magistrates' Court 265 210 Rules of court and practice directions for Children's Court 267 Division 3—Regulations 269 210A Information sharing regulation making power 269 210B Framework regulation making power 273 211 General regulation making power 274 Part 14—Repeal, transitional and validation provisions 275 Division 1—Repeal 275 212 Repeal of Crimes (Family Violence) Act 1987 275 Division 2—Transitional provisions 275 213 Definitions 275 214 References to repealed Act 276 215 Intervention orders 276 216 Interim intervention orders 276 217 Counselling orders 276 218 Applications 277 219 Proceedings 277 220 Interim intervention order 278 221 Acts committed before commencement day relevant 278 222 Protection for protected person applies to acts committed before commencement day 279 223 Interstate and New Zealand orders 279 Division 3—Validation provision 280 224 Validation of certain interstate orders 280 Division 4—Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009 280 224A Transitional provision—Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009 280 Division 5—Justice Legislation Amendment (Victims of Crime Assistance and Other Matters) Act 2010 281 224B Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment (Victims of Crime Assistance and Other Matters) Act 2010 281 Division 6—Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 282 224C Transitional provisions—Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 282 Division 7—Justice Legislation (Family Violence and Other Matters) Act 2012 284 224D Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation (Family Violence and Other Matters) Act 2012 284 Division 8—Children, Youth and Families Amendment Act 2013 285 225 Transitional provision—Children, Youth and Families Amendment Act 2013 285 Division 9—Family Violence Protection Amendment Act 2014 285 226 Transitional provisions—Family Violence Protection Amendment Act 2014 285 Division 10—National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016 286 227 Transitional provisions—National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016 286 Division 11—Family Violence Protection Amendment Act 2017 287 228 Definitions 287 228A Family violence intervention orders for protection of children 287 229 Appeals 288 229A Explanations of orders 288 230 Approval of counselling 288 230A Review of amendments to first mention date for family violence safety notices 289 231 Alternative service 289 Division 12—Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence Protection and Other Matters) Act 2018 289 232 Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence Protection and Other Matters) Act 2018 289 Division 13—Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2018 290 233 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2018 290 Division 14—Police and Emergency Legislation Amendment Act 2020 290 234 Transitional provision—Police and Emergency Legislation Amendment Act 2020 290 Division 15—Family Violence Protection Amendment Act 2025 291 235 Validation of service 291 Schedule 1—Specified provisions 293 Endnotes 294 1 General information 294 2 Table of Amendments 296 3 Explanatory details 304 **Version No.** **067** **Family Violence Protection Act 2008** **No. 52 of 2008** Version incorporating amendments as at **Preamble** In enacting this Act, the Parliament recognises the following principles— (a) that non-violence is a fundamental social value that must be promoted; (b) that family violence is a fundamental violation of human rights and is unacceptable in any form; (c) that family violence is not acceptable in any community or culture; (d) that, in responding to family violence and promoting the safety of persons who have experienced family violence, the justice system should treat the views of victims of family violence with respect. In enacting this Act, the Parliament also recognises the following features of family violence— (a) that while anyone can be a victim or perpetrator of family violence, family violence is predominantly committed by men against women, children and other vulnerable persons; (b) that children who are exposed to the effects of family violence are particularly vulnerable and exposure to family violence may have a serious impact on children's current and future physical, psychological and emotional wellbeing; (c) that family violence— (i) affects the entire community; and (ii) occurs in all areas of society, regardless of location, socioeconomic and health status, age, culture, gender, sexual identity, ability, ethnicity or religion; (d) that family violence extends beyond physical and sexual violence and may involve emotional or psychological abuse and economic abuse; (e) that family violence may involve overt or subtle exploitation of power imbalances and may consist of isolated incidents or patterns of abuse over a period of time. **The Parliament of Victoria therefore enacts:**