Western Australian Current Acts

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS (NATIONAL RECOGNITION) ACT 2017

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Object of Act
            
   4.      Terms used
            
   5.      Local DVO
            
   6.      Interstate DVO
            
   7.      Registered foreign order
            
   8.      General violence order
            
   9.      Domestic violence concern
            
   10.     Special provisions for foreign orders

   PART 2 -- National Recognition of DVOs

           Division 1 -- General Principles  

   11.     Recognition of DVOs
            
   12.     Variations to DVO
            
   13.     Cancellation of recognised DVO
            
   14.     Recognised DVO prevails over earlier comparable DVOs
            
   15.     Making of new orders

           Division 2 -- Enforcement of recognised DVOs  

   16.     Recognised DVOs and variations are enforceable against person bound
            
   17.     Properly notified
            
   18.     Contravention of enforceable recognised DVO

           Division 3 -- Enforcement of non-local DVOs  

   19.     Non-local DVO to be treated as local DVO
            
   20.     Licences, permits and other authorisations
            
   21.     Recognition of disqualification to hold firearms licence
            
   22.     Order for costs

   PART 3 -- Variation and cancellation of recognised non-local DVOs  

   23.     Term used: court
            
   24.     Power of court to vary or cancel recognised non-local DVOs
            
   25.     Application for variation or cancellation of recognised non-local DVO
            
   26.     Decision about hearing of application

   PART 4 -- Exchange of information  

   27.     Issuing authorities may obtain DVO information
            
   28.     Issuing authorities must provide DVO information
            
   29.     Law enforcement agencies may obtain DVO information
            
   30.     Information to be provided to law enforcement agencies
            
   31.     DVO information obtained from, or provided to, prescribed persons or bodies

   PART 5 -- Miscellaneous  

   32.     Certificate of evidence -- notification
            
   33.     Regulations
            
   34.     Review of Act

   PART 6 -- Transitional provisions

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   35.     Term used: commencement day
            
   36.     Enforcement of DVOs under other provisions

           Division 2 -- DVOs to which scheme applies  

   37.     DVOs made in this jurisdiction
            
   38.     DVOs made in other jurisdictions

           Division 3 -- Extension of scheme to older DVOs  

   39.     DVOs declared to be recognised DVOs
            
   40.     DVOs declared to be recognised in other jurisdictions before commencement day

           Division 4 -- Power to declare DVO to be recognised  

   41.     Power to declare DVO to be recognised
            
   42.     Application for order
            
   43.     Declarations relating to general violence orders

   PART 7 -- Restraining Orders Act 1997 amended  

   44.     Act amended
            
   45.     Section 3 amended
            
   46.     Section 8 amended
            
   47.     Sections 74A and 74B inserted
            
   74A.    Interstate DVOs under Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2017 cannot be registered 28
            
   74B.    Interstate orders registered before commencement of Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2017 29
           Defined terms
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