Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 No. 5
Table of Reprints
| Effective Date | Publication Date | Amendments Included | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2012 | 2012 Act No. 5 | ||
| 23 September 2013 | 2013 Act No. 39 |
RA s 27 |
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| 01 July 2014 | 2014 Act No. 26 |
RA s 44 |
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| 28 February 2015 | 2013 Act No. 35 |
RA s 26 |
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| 22 October 2015 | 03 May 2016 | 2015 Act No. 17 | |
| 29 January 2016 | 10 May 2016 | 2015 Act No. 34 | |
| 30 May 2017 | 30 May 2017 | 2016 Act No. 51 | |
| 25 November 2017 | 17 November 2017 | 2016 Act No. 51 |
RA s 35 |
| 01 December 2017 | 07 August 2019 | 2017 Act No. 8 | |
| 26 February 2020 | 08 November 2024 | 2020 Act No. 7 | |
| 01 July 2021 | 08 November 2024 | 2020 Act No. 33 |
RA ss 26, 27, 44 |
| 30 April 2022 | 29 April 2022 | 2021 Act No. 23 | |
| 10 June 2022 | 13 June 2022 | 2022 Act No. 12 | |
| 12 September 2022 | 16 September 2022 | 2022 Act No. 12 | |
| 31 October 2022 | 02 November 2022 | 2022 Act No. 7 | |
| 01 August 2023 | 02 August 2023 | 2023 Act No. 1 | |
| 01 February 2024 | 31 January 2024 | 2023 Act No. 23 | |
| 18 March 2024 | 20 March 2024 | 2024 Act No. 5 | |
| 23 September 2024 | 24 September 2024 | 2024 Act No. 5 |
List of Legislation
Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 No. 5
date of assent 17 February 2012
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 17 September 2012 (see s 2)
Note—The COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 and the Domestic and Family Violence Protection (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 modified this legislation from 19 March 2020 until 29 April 2022. These modifications did not amend the text of this law. Accordingly, while point-in-time versions of this legislation in force between 19 March 2020 until 29 April 2022 do not contain textual amendments, the versions are affected by and must be read with the modifications that were in force at the relevant time.
Amending legislation
Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 No. 5 ss 1–2, 230 sch 1 pt 1
date of assent 17 February 2012
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 17 September 2012 (see s 2)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 35 ss 1, 2(b), pt 15
date of assent 29 August 2013
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 28 February 2015 (2014 SL No. 321)
Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 39 ss 1, 111 sch 4
date of assent 23 September 2013
commenced on date of assent
Public Guardian Act 2014 No. 26 ss 1–2(1), ch 8 pt 7
date of assent 28 May 2014
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (see s 2 (1))
Criminal Law (Domestic Violence) Amendment Act 2015 No. 17 s 1, pt 3
date of assent 22 October 2015
commenced on date of assent
Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Another Act Amendment Act 2015 No. 34
date of assent 17 December 2015
ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent
pt 2 commenced 29 January 2016 (2016 SL No. 4)
Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 51
date of assent 20 October 2016
pt 2, divs 1–2, ss 62–64, 65(2) (to the extent it ins the defs police protection notice and release conditions), (3), ss 66–71, 72(2) (to the extent it ins the def release conditions), 73 sch 1(entries for Corrective Services Act 2006, Dispute Resolution Centres Act 1990, Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 and Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000) comm 30 May 2017 (2017 SL No. 48)
pt 2 div 3, ss 71(1), (2) (to the extent it ins defs interstate domestic violence order and police protection notice), 72(1), (2) (to the extent it ins defs interstate domestic violence order and police protection notice), 73 sch 1 (entries for Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003, Explosives Act 1999 and Tow Truck Act 1973) comm 25 November 2017 (2017 SL No. 184)
Victims of Crime Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 8
date of assent 30 March 2017
pt 2, ss 7, 9, 10, 101 sch 1 amdts of Bail Act 1980, Criminal Code, Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 and Justices Act 1886 comm 1 December 2017 (2017 SL No. 215)
Police Powers and Responsibilities and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 7
date of assent 26 February 2020
pt 5 comm on date of assent
Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020 No. 33
date of assent 14 September 2020
pt 13 div 5 comm 1 July 2021 (2021 SL No. 25 item 2)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 No. 23
date of assent 24 November 2021
pt 3 comm 30 April 2022 (2022 SL No. 21)
Child Protection Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 7
date of assent 20 May 2022
s 132 sch 1 comm 31 October 2022 (see s 2 (d)–(e) and 2022 SL No. 149)
Evidence and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 12
date of assent 10 June 2022
sch 1 pt 1 comm on date of assent
pt 5, sch 1 pt 2 comm 12 September 2022 (2022 SL No. 110)
Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coercive Control) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 1
date of assent 28 February 2023
pt 4 comm 1 August 2023 (2023 SL No. 94)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23
date of assent 20 September 2023
s 247 sch 1 s 3 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)
Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 32
date of assent 04 December 2023
s 141 sch 1 pt 2 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2 (1))
Criminal Law (Coercive Control and Affirmative Consent) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 5
date of assent 18 March 2024
pt 4 divs 1–2 comm on date of assent
pt 4 div 3 comm 23 September 2024 (2024 SL No. 146 item 1)
pt 4 divs 4–7, s 102 sch 1 div 1 comm 26 May 2025 (2024 SL No. 146 item 3)
Queensland Community Safety Act 2024 No. 45
date of assent 30 August 2024
pt 3 div 3 not yet proclaimed into force (see s 2 (1) (e))
History notes
Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012
| Government Bill | |
| Introduced: 06 September 2011 |  Bill (Introduction)
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| 3rd Reading: 16 February 2012 | Bill (3rd Reading)
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| Assent: 17 February 2012 | Act 2012, No. 5
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