Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated ActsIn this Chapter:
"corresponding law" means:
(a) a law of another jurisdiction that contains provisions that substantially correspond with this Chapter; or
(b) a law of another jurisdiction prescribed by regulation to be a corresponding law for the purposes of this Chapter.
"domestic violence concern", see section 103C.
"domestic violence order" means a local DVO, an interstate DVO or a foreign order.
"final DVO" means a DVO that is not an interim DVO.
"foreign order" means a New Zealand DVO.
"general violence order" means:
(a) an intervention order under the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 (SA); or
(b) a violence restraining order made under the Restraining Orders Act 1997 (WA), other than:
(i) a violence restraining order made under section 11B of that Act; or
(ii) a police order under that Act.
"interim DVO", means a DVO that is of an interim or provisional nature and, to avoid doubt, includes the following:
(a) any DVO made by a police officer;
(b) any order declared by the regulations to be an interim DVO.
"interstate DVO", see section 103A.
"interstate law enforcement agency" means:
(a) the police force of another jurisdiction; or
(b) any other agency of another jurisdiction responsible for the enforcement of DVO's in that jurisdiction; or
(c) any other agency of another jurisdiction or the Commonwealth approved by the Minister and responsible for managing information for law enforcement purposes.
"issuing authority" also includes a court or person with power to make, vary or revoke a DVO under the law of a participating jurisdiction.
issuing jurisdiction , for a DVO, means the jurisdiction in which the DVO is made.
"jurisdiction" means a State or Territory.
"local DVO", see section 103.
"local law enforcement agency" means:
(a) the Police Force; or
(b) any other agency of the Territory responsible for the enforcement of DVOs in the Territory.
"New Zealand DVO" means an order made under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 (NZ) or under an Act repealed by that Act.
"non-local DVO" means an interstate DVO or a foreign order.
"participating jurisdiction" means the following jurisdictions:
(a) the Territory;
(b) a jurisdiction in which a corresponding law is enacted.
"properly notified", see section 103L.
"protected person" means a person for whose protection or benefit a DVO is made.
"recognised DVO", see sections 103E and 103ZH.
"recognised variation", see section 103F.
"registered foreign order", see section 103B.