Part 15Transitional provisions

Part 15—Transitional provisions 37—Continuance of restraining orders (1) A domestic violence restraining order in force under the Domestic Violence Act 1994 immediately before the commencement of this clause continues in force as if it were an intervention order issued under this Act by the Court. (2) A restraining order in force under section 99 of the Summary Procedure Act 1921 immediately before the commencement of this clause continues in force as if it were an intervention order issued under this Act by the Court. (3) A reference in this clause to a domestic violence restraining order, or a restraining order, in force at a particular time includes a reference to such an order that has been issued but not served on a defendant at that time. (4) If an intervention order continued in force under this clause includes a term under which the order expires and an application is made to vary or revoke the order, the Court must, if the order is to continue in force, vary the order so as to remove the term and make the order ongoing. (5) For the avoidance of doubt, an intervention order continued in force under this clause that includes a term fixing a date for the expiry of the order will expire, or will be taken to have expired, on that date unless the Court has, before that date, varied the order under subclause (4) so as to remove the term and make the order ongoing. 38—Continuance of registered foreign restraining orders (1) A foreign domestic violence restraining order registered under the Domestic Violence Act 1994 immediately before the commencement of this clause continues in force as if it were a foreign intervention order registered under this Act. (2) A foreign restraining order registered under the Summary Procedure Act 1921 immediately before the commencement of this clause and declared by the regulations to be an order to which this subclause applies continues in force as if it were a foreign intervention order registered under this Act. 39—Validation of certain intervention orders in force before commencement of section 6 of Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2015 An intervention order in force immediately before the commencement of section 6 of the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2015 that includes a term that purports to— (a) prohibit the person the subject of the order from being within the vicinity of premises at which a protected person resides or works; or (b) prohibit the defendant from being within the vicinity of specified premises frequented by a protected person, will be taken to be valid and always to have been valid. Legislative history Notes • Amendments of this version that are uncommenced are not incorporated into the text. • Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete. • Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history. • For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or . Legislation repealed by principal Act The Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 repealed the following: Domestic Violence Act 1994 Legislation amended by principal Act The Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 amended the following: Bail Act 1985 Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act 1988 Cross-border Justice Act 2009 District Court Act 1991 Evidence Act 1929 Firearms Act 1977 Magistrates Court Act 1991 Problem Gambling Family Protection Orders Act 2004 Summary Procedure Act 1921 Supreme Court Act 1935 Youth Court Act 1993 Principal Act and amendments New entries appear in bold. Year No Title Assent Commencement Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 10.12.2009 9.12.2011 (Gazette 20.10.2011 p4269) except Sch 1 (cll 20(2), 22, 23 (insofar as it deletes s 99A of Summary Procedure Act 1921), 24, 27(1), 28—30 & 33)—uncommenced—will not be brought into operation Education and Early Childhood Services (Registration and Standards) Act 2011 8.12.2011 Sch 3 (cl 20)—1.1.2012 (Gazette 15.12.2011 p4986) Statutes Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Act 2012 10.5.2012 Pt 9 (s 43)—17.6.2012 (Gazette 14.6.2012 p2756) Community Housing Providers (National Law) (South Australia) Act 2013 21.11.2013 Sch 3 (cll 3 & 4)—1.4.2014 (Gazette 6.2.2014 p547) Statutes Amendment (SACAT) Act 2014 11.12.2014 Pt 9 (s 99)—29.3.2015 (Gazette 5.3.2015 p883) Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2015 9.7.2015 Pt 2 (ss 4—22)—1.12.2015 (Gazette 19.11.2015 p4975) Firearms Act 2015 17.12.2015 Sch 1 (cll 15 & 16)—1.7.2017 (Gazette 27.6.2017 p2619) Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 2016 Pt 9 (ss 22—24)—16.6.2016: s 2(1) Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) (Recognition of National Domestic Violence Orders) Amendment Act 2017 15.3.2017 25.11.2017 (Gazette 21.11.2017 p4653) Statutes Amendment (Sentencing) Act 2017 28.11.2017 Pt 13 (s 22)—30.4.2018 (Gazette 6.2.2018 p612) Children's Protection Law Reform (Transitional Arrangements and Related Amendments) Act 2017 12.12.2017 Pt 15 (ss 116 to 121)—22.10.2018 (Gazette 19.12.2017 p5119) Disability Inclusion Act 2018 14.6.2018 Sch 1 (cl 4)—1.7.2018 (Gazette 28.6.2018 p2618) Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Budget Measures) Act 2018 22.11.2018 Pt 7 (ss 107 to 109)—1.12.2018 (Gazette 29.11.2018 p4058) Statutes Amendment (Domestic Violence) Act 2018 6.12.2018 Pt 5 (ss 9, 10, 13 to 15)—31.1.2019 (Gazette 24.1.2019 p272); ss 11 & 12—1.9.2019 (Gazette 18.7.2019 p2744) Termination of Pregnancy Act 2021 11.3.2021 Sch 1 (cl 5)—7.7.2022 (Gazette 23.6.2022 p1919) Statutes Amendment (Intervention Orders and Penalties) Act 2021 30.9.2021 Pt 2 (s 4)—4.4.2022 (Gazette 27.1.2022 p115) Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) (Section 31 Offences) Amendment Act 2024 21.3.2024 22.3.2024 (Gazette 21.3.2024 p475) Criminal Law Consolidation (Stalking and Harassment) Amendment Act 2025 13.2.2025 Sch 1 (cl 3)—8.6.2025 (Gazette 15.5.2025 p1171) Children and Young People (Safety and Support) Act 2025 12.6.2025 Sch 2 (cll 27 to 30)—uncommenced Criminal Law Consolidation (Coercive Control) Amendment Act 2025 11.9.2025 Sch 1 (cl 2)—uncommenced Carers Recognition (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2025 4.12.2025 Sch 1 (cl 4)—1.7.2026 (Gazette 19.2.2026 p361) Provisions amended New entries appear in bold. Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics. Provision How varied Commencement Long title amended under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002 Pt 1