National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016

In this Act—

corresponding law means a law of another jurisdiction that—

domestic violence concern—see section 8;

DVO means—

family violence intervention order means a family violence intervention order within the meaning of section 11 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008;

family violence safety notice means a family violence safety notice within the meaning of section 4 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008;

final order means a DVO that is not an interim DVO;

foreign order means a New Zealand DVO;

general violence order means—

interim DVO means a DVO that is of an interim or provisional nature and, to avoid doubt, includes the following—

interstate DVO—see section 6;

interstate law enforcement agency means—

issuing authority means a court or person with power to make, vary or revoke a DVO under the law of a participating jurisdiction;

issuing jurisdiction, in relation to a DVO, means the jurisdiction in which the DVO is made;

jurisdiction means a State or a Territory;

local DVO—see section 5;

local law enforcement agency means Victoria Police;

make, in relation to a DVO, includes issue;

New Zealand DVO means an order made under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 of New Zealand or under an Act repealed by that Act;

non-local DVO means—

participating jurisdiction means the following jurisdictions—

properly notified—see section 16;

protected person means a person for whose protection or benefit a DVO is made;

recognised DVO—see sections 10 and 36;

recognised variation—see section 11;

registered foreign order—see section 7;

respondent means a person against whom a DVO is made;

revoke, in relation to a DVO, includes cancel;

vary, in relation to a DVO, includes the following—