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RESTRAINING ORDERS ACT 1997 - SECT 78

78 .         Variation or cancellation in another State or Territory

        (1)         If —

            (a)         a registered order is varied by a court in the State or Territory in which it was made; and

            (b)         notice of the variation is given to the registrar by an officer of that court,

                the variation operates in this State as if the interstate order, as varied, had been registered under section 76 on the day on which the registrar received the notice.

        (2)         If —

            (a)         a registered order is cancelled by a court in the State or Territory in which it was made; and

            (b)         notice of the cancellation is given to the registrar by an officer of that court,

                the registration in this State of the order is cancelled from the day on which the registrar received the notice.

        (3)         If the registrar receives notice of the variation or cancellation of a registered order, the registrar is to notify the person who applied for registration of the order and the Commissioner of Police.

        [Section 78 amended: No. 59 of 2004 s. 123.]

        [Section 78. Modifications to be applied in order to give effect to Cross-border Justice Act 2008: section altered 1 Nov 2009. See endnote 1M.]



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