Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2017 (WA)

Western Australia Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2017 Western Australia Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2017 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Object of Act 1 4. Terms used 1 5. Local DVO 1 6. Interstate DVO 1 7. Registered foreign order 1 8. General violence order 1 9. Domestic violence concern 1 10. Special provisions for foreign orders 1 Part 2 — National Recognition of DVOs Division 1 — General Principles 11. Recognition of DVOs 1 12. Variations to DVO 1 13. Cancellation of recognised DVO 1 14. Recognised DVO prevails over earlier comparable DVOs 1 15. Making of new orders 1 Division 2 — Enforcement of recognised DVOs 16. Recognised DVOs and variations are enforceable against person bound 1 17. Properly notified 1 18. Contravention of enforceable recognised DVO 1 Division 3 — Enforcement of non‑local DVOs 19. Non‑local DVO to be treated as local DVO 1 20. Licences, permits and other authorisations 1 21. Recognition of disqualification to hold firearms licence 1 22. Order for costs 1 Part 3 — Variation and cancellation of recognised non‑local DVOs 23. Term used: court 1 24. Power of court to vary or cancel recognised non‑local DVOs 1 25. Application for variation or cancellation of recognised non‑local DVO 1 26. Decision about hearing of application 1 Part 4 — Exchange of information 27. Issuing authorities may obtain DVO information 1 28. Issuing authorities must provide DVO information 1 29. Law enforcement agencies may obtain DVO information 1 30. Information to be provided to law enforcement agencies 1 31. DVO information obtained from, or provided to, prescribed persons or bodies 1 Part 5 — Miscellaneous 32. Certificate of evidence — notification 1 33. Regulations 1 34. Review of Act 1 Part 6 — Transitional provisions Division 1 — Preliminary 35. Term used: commencement day 1 36. Enforcement of DVOs under other provisions 1 Division 2 — DVOs to which scheme applies 37. DVOs made in this jurisdiction 1 38. DVOs made in other jurisdictions 1 Division 3 — Extension of scheme to older DVOs 39. DVOs declared to be recognised DVOs 1 40. DVOs declared to be recognised in other jurisdictions before commencement day 1 Division 4 — Power to declare DVO to be recognised 41. Power to declare DVO to be recognised 1 42. Application for order 1 43. Declarations relating to general violence orders 1 Part 7 — Restraining Orders Act 1997 amended 44. Act amended 1 45. Section 3 amended 1 46. Section 8 amended 1 47. Sections 74A and 74B inserted 1 74A. Interstate DVOs under Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2017 cannot be registered 1 74B. Interstate orders registered before commencement of Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2017 1 Notes Compilation table 1 Uncommenced provisions table 1 Defined terms Western Australia Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2017 An Act to give effect to the Western Australian component of a national recognition scheme for domestic violence orders and to make consequential amendments to the Restraining Orders Act 1997. The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows: