Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016

This Act does not affect the enforceability in Tasmania, otherwise than under this Act, of any local DVO made before the commencement date, subject to subsection (3).

This Act does not affect the enforceability in Tasmania, otherwise than under this Act, of any interstate DVO or foreign order registered in Tasmania, before the commencement date, under Part 4 of the Family Violence Act 2004, subject to subsection (3).

However, a DVO made in Tasmania before the commencement date can be superseded under section 13, on or after the commencement date, by a recognised DVO that is made on or after the commencement date.