Domestic violence laws in Australia

Appendix to Part 6


Legislation	When must a court be told about an order?	What orders must the court be told about?	Who is required to inform the court about an order?
Family Law Act 1975 (s 60CF)	Proceedings under Part VII	A State/Territory protection order that applies to the child or a member of the child’s family	A party to the proceedings who is aware that the order applies to the child or a member of the child’s family Note: a person who is not a party to the proceedings may also inform the court about an order
Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) (s 42)	Application for a final apprehended violence order Application for an interim apprehended violence order Application to vary a final or interim apprehended violence order	Any relevant parenting order, or pending application for a parenting order, of which the applicant is aware	Applicant
Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008 (ACT) (s 70(2)(d) (due to commence in 2009)	Application by a police officer for an emergency order	A parenting order, recovery order, or injunction or order under s 68B or s114 that expressly or impliedly authorises a person to spend time with a child	Police officer applying for an emergency order
Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (NT) (s 90(1))	Application for a domestic violence order	Any Part VII order in force in relation to the defendant, or pending application for such an order, of which the applicant is aware	Applicant for a DVO Police officer applying for a police DVO
Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989 (Qld) (s 46B)	Application for a domestic violence order	Any relevant family contact order, or pending application for such an order, of which the complainant is aware	Application for a domestic violence order
Domestic Violence Act 1994 (SA) (s 7)	Applicant for a domestic violence order	Any relevant contact order, or pending application for such an order, of which the applicant is aware	Complainant (including a member of the police force)
Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic) (s 89) (due to commence in 2009)	There is no duty on an individual to inform the court of relevant FL Act orders. However, the court is obliged to inquire as to whether there are any FL Act orders or child protection orders in force if the court is making a family violence intervention order in relation to a parent of a child	In practice, a court is likely to ask applicants for a protection order whether there are FL Act orders in place. Similarly, police officers who are contemplating applying for a family violence safety notice are likely to enquire of the respondent and affected family member as to whether there are any FL Act or child protection orders that may be inconsistent with the proposed terms of the notice (see s 24(c))
Restraining Orders Act 1997 (WA) (s 66)	Application for a restraining order	Any family law order or pending application for such order of which the applicant is aware	Applicant for a restraining order (if a person applies on behalf of someone else, the applicant must take reasonable steps to obtain details from the person they represent about any family orders or pending applications for family orders)
Family Violence Act 2004 (Tas) ss 14-15	Application for a police family violence order Application for a family violence order	For an application for a police family violence order, any relevant Family Court order For an application for a family violence order, any relevant Family Court order or pending application for such an order of which the applicant or affected person is aware	Applicant for a police family violence order or family violence order

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