Australian Capital Territory
Family Violence Regulation 2017
Subordinate Law SL2017-32

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Family Violence Act 2016.
Dated 23 November 2017.
Gordon Ramsay
Minister
Yvette Berry
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Family Violence Regulation 2017
Subordinate Law SL2017-32
made under the
Family Violence Act 2016

    
    
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Notes	1
	4	Prescribed jurisdictions—Act, s 115, definition of corresponding law	1
	5	Interstate FVOs—Act, s 115, definition of interstate FVO, par (a)	1
	6	Registered foreign orders—Act, s 115, definition of registered foreign order, par (a)	2

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Family Violence Regulation 2017.
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on 25 November 2017.
Note 	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.
Note	See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
4	Prescribed jurisdictions—Act, s 115, definition of corresponding law
Each State is prescribed.
Note	State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).
5	Interstate FVOs—Act, s 115, definition of interstate FVO, par (a)
The following are prescribed:
	(a)	an apprehended domestic violence order or an interim apprehended domestic violence order under the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW);
	(b)	a domestic violence order under the Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (NT);
	(c)	a domestic violence order, police protection notice or release conditions under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 (Qld);
	(d)	an intervention order under the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 (SA) that addresses a family violence concern;
	(e)	a family violence order (FVO), an interim FVO or a police family violence order (PFVO) under the Family Violence Act 2004 (Tas);
	(f)	a family violence intervention order or a family violence safety notice under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic);
	(g)	the following orders under the Restraining Orders Act 1997 (WA):
	(i)	a family violence restraining order;
	(ii)	a violence restraining order made before 1 July 2017 that addresses a family violence concern;
	(iii)	a police order.
Note	Family violence concern—see the Act, s 116.
6	Registered foreign orders—Act, s 115, definition of registered foreign order, par (a)
The following are prescribed:
	(a)	a registered external protection order under the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), part 13;
	(b)	a registered external order under the Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (NT);
	(c)	a registered foreign order under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 (Qld);
	(d)	a foreign intervention order registered under the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 (SA), part 4 other than an order declared under that Act not to be a foreign intervention order for that Act, part 3A;
	(e)	an external family violence order registered under the Family Violence Act 2004 (Tas), section 27;
	(f)	a corresponding New Zealand order registered under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic), part 10;
	(g)	a foreign restraining order registered under the Restraining Orders Act 1997 (WA), part 7A.

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 24 November 2017.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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