Interstate registration of restraining orders
122 Interstate registration of restraining orders
If a corresponding law of a State or another Territory of the
Commonwealth provides for the registration and enforcement in the
State or Territory of a restraining order, forfeiture order or other order under this Act, the order may be expressed to apply to property in the State or Territory.
An order expressed in accordance with subsection (1) to apply to property in a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth may be registered under the law of that State or Territory.
An order registered in accordance with subsection (2) has effect in the State or Territory to the extent provided by the law of the State or Territory.
If the property to which an order relates is movable property, the order has effect in the State or Territory to the extent that:
the property was located in the State or Territory when the order was registered; and
the property:
remains located in the State or Territory; or
having been moved from the State or Territory – is once again located in the State or Territory.
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