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(1) A court may make any order it considers appropriate to resolve a difficulty in a proceeding that arises because of the operation of this Division, including any difficulty that arises as a consequence of the dismissal of an application or the setting aside of a personal safety intervention order.
(2) An order under subsection (1)—
(a) may be made on application of a party to the proceeding or on the court's own initiative; and
(b) has effect despite any provision to the contrary made by or under any Act (other than the **Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006**).
(3) This section is **repealed** on the fifth anniversary of the day on which it comes into operation.
Pt 14 (Headings and
ss 197–225) repealed by No. 53/2010 s. 225.
Sch. amended by No. 20/2011 s. 10(2)(3), repealed by No. 53/2010 s. 225.
Endnotes
1 General information
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*Minister's second reading speech—*
*Legislative Assembly: 9 June 2010*
*Legislative Council: 29 July 2010*
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to make provision for a system of personal safety intervention orders, the use of mediation and other matters relating to the prevention and resolution of prohibited behaviour and stalking, to repeal the **Stalking Intervention Orders Act 2008** and for other purposes."
The **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** was assented to on 7 September 2010 and came into operation as follows:
Sections 1–3, 197–209, 222–224 on 1 December 2010: Government Gazette 14 October 2010 page 2405; sections 4–196, 210–221, 225 on 5 September 2011: Special Gazette (No. 271) 23 August 2011 page 1.
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
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References to ILA s. 39B
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Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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**Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010, No. 53/2010**
| Assent Date: | 7.9.10 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 225 on 1.1.13: s. 225; s. 181C inserted on 25.4.20 by No. 11/2020 s. 41: s. 2 (as amended by No. 27/2020 s. 39) |
| Note: | S. 181C repealed Pt 11A (ss 181A–181C) on 26.4.21 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Family Violence Protection Amendment (Safety Notices) Act 2011, No. 16/2011**
| Assent Date: | 31.5.11 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 8, 9 on 5.9.11: Special Gazette (No. 271) 23.8.11 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Crimes Amendment (Bullying) Act 2011, No. 20/2011**
| Assent Date: | 7.6.11 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 9, 10 on 8.6.11: s. 2(4) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Sentencing Legislation Amendment (Abolition of Home Detention) Act 2011, No. 48/2011**
| Assent Date: | 22.9.11 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 25 on 16.1.12: Special Gazette (No. 423) 21.12.11 p. 4 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Sentencing Amendment (Community Correction Reform) Act 2011, No. 65/2011**
| Assent Date: | 22.11.11 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 100 on 16.1.12: Special Gazette (No. 423) 21.12.11 p. 3 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Children, Youth and Families Amendment Act 2013, No. 52/2013**
| Assent Date: | 24.9.13 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 70–79 on 1.12.13: Special Gazette (No. 419) 26.11.13 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2013, No. 77/2013**
| Assent Date: | 17.12.13 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 32–38 on 3.3.14: Special Gazette (No. 17) 28.1.14 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014**
| Assent Date: | 3.6.14 |
| Commencement Date: | S 10(Sch. item 123) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Vexatious Proceedings Act 2014, No. 42/2014**
| Assent Date: | 17.6.14 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 126–136 on 31.10.14: s. 2(2) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Criminal Organisations Control and Other Acts Amendment Act 2014, No. 55/2014**
| Assent Date: | 26.8.14 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 178 on 1.3.15: s. 2(4) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Powers of Attorney Act 2014, No. 57/2014**
| Assent Date: | 26.8.14 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 159 on 1.9.15: s. 2(2) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014, No. 60/2014**
| Assent Date: | 2.9.14 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 140(Sch. 3 item 35) on 17.9.14: Special Gazette (No. 317) 16.9.14 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Family Violence Protection Amendment Act 2014, No. 77/2014**
| Assent Date: | 21.10.14 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 24–27 on 2.11.14: Special Gazette (No. 400) 29.10.14 p. 2 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Justice Legislation Amendment (Confiscation and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 79/2014**
| Assent Date: | 21.10.14 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 52, 53 on 2.11.14: Special Gazette (No. 400) 29.10.14 p. 2 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015, No. 20/2015**
| Assent Date: | 16.6.15 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 45 on 17.6.15: s. 2(3) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2016, No. 3/2016**
| Assent Date: | 16.2.16 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 87, 88 on 1.5.16: Special Gazette (No. 114) 26.4.16 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016, No. 53/2016**
| Assent Date: | 18.10.16 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 111–115 on 25.11.17: Special Gazette (No. 388) 15.11.17 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Family Violence Protection Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2017, No. 23/2017**
| Assent Date: | 14.6.17 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 42 on 26.2.18: Special Gazette (No. 40) 6.2.18 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018, No. 6/2018**
| Assent Date: | 27.2.18 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 68(Sch. 2 item 93) on 1.3.19: s. 2(2) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Children Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2018, No. 11/2018**
| Assent Date: | 10.4.18 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 38 on 27.9.18: Special Gazette (No. 405) 4.9.18 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence Protection and Other Matters) Act 2018, No. 33/2018**
| Assent Date: | 14.8.18 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 40, 76–78 on 29.3.19: Special Gazette (No. 114) 26.3.19 p. 1; ss 72–75, 112–115 on 31.7.19: Special Gazette (No. 306) 30.7.19 p. 1; s. 48 on 1.9.20: s. 2(3) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2018, No. 48/2018**
| *Assent Date:* | 25.9.18 |
| *Commencement Date:* | Ss 63, 64 on 28.10.18: Special Gazette (No. 480) 16.10.18 p. 1 |
| *Current State:* | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Guardianship and Administration Act 2019, No. 13/2019**
| Assent Date: | 4.6.19 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 221(Sch. 1 item 37) on 1.3.20: s. 2(2) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020, No. 11/2020**
| Assent Date: | 24.4.20 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 41 on 25.4.20: s. 2 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2020, No. 27/2020**
| Assent Date: | 20.10.20 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 39 on 21.10.20: s. 2 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act 2021, No. 3/2021**
| Assent Date: | 16.2.21 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 65 on 17.2.22: s. 2(2) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022, No. 1/2022**
| Assent Date: | 15.2.22 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 118–121 on 16.2.22: s. 2(1); ss 103−105 on 29.3.22: Special Gazette (No. 157) 29.3.22 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2022, No. 20/2022**
| Assent Date: | 31.5.22 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 37 on 1.6.22: s. 2(1) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Youth Justice Act 2024, No. 32/2024**
| Assent Date: | 10.9.24 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 837–839 on 30.9.25: s. 2(2) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
**Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence, Stalking and Other Matters) Act 2026, No. 1/2026**
| Assent Date: | 10.2.26 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 107 on 11.2.26: s. 2(1) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the **Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010** |
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3 Explanatory details
No entries at date of publication.