New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES (DOMESTIC AND PERSONAL VIOLENCE) ACT 2007 - SECT 98ZM

98ZM Power of court to vary or revoke recognised non-local DVOs

(1) A court may vary or revoke a recognised DVO that is a non-local DVO in accordance with this Division as if the DVO were a local DVO.

(2) A court cannot vary or revoke a non-local DVO if it is a kind of DVO that cannot be varied or revoked by a court in the jurisdiction in which the DVO was made.

(3) A variation to or revocation of a recognised DVO that is done under this Division is not limited in its operation to New South Wales.

(4) This Division does not apply to the variation or revocation of a foreign order that is registered as a registered foreign order in New South Wales.

Note : Locally registered foreign orders (which in Part 13 are referred to as registered external protection orders) can be varied or revoked under section 98.

(5) To avoid doubt, if a court varies a recognised DVO that was made in another jurisdiction, the other jurisdiction continues to be treated, for the purpose of this Part, as the jurisdiction in which the DVO was made.