Domestic and Family Violence Protection Regulation 2012

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Regulation 2012 .

2Commencement

This regulation commences on 17 September 2012.

3Publication of certain information is permitted—Act, s 159 (2) (g)

(1)For section 159 (2) (g) of the Act, the publication is permitted if the publication is of information that relates to a proceeding—

(a)that relates to a matter in the public domain; or

(b)in which the community has a legitimate interest.

(2)For subsection (1) (a), a proceeding relates to a matter in the public domain if—

(a)a domestic violence order was made in the proceeding—

(i)against a person as a respondent; or

(ii)for the benefit of a person as the aggrieved, or a relative or associate of the aggrieved; and

(b)the person has later been convicted of an offence under another Act that was factually related to the domestic violence order.

(3)For subsection (1) (b), the community has a legitimate interest in a proceeding if an incident happens in which—

(a)a respondent in the proceeding causes the death of, or injury to, the aggrieved or a named person in the proceeding and the incident results in the death of the respondent; or

(b)the aggrieved or a named person in the proceeding causes the death of, or injury to, a respondent in the proceeding and the incident results in the death of the aggrieved or the named person.

4Registration of interstate order—Act, s 172 (7)

(1)For section 172 (7) of the Act, the clerk of the court registers an interstate order by entering details of the order in a register kept by the clerk for registering interstate orders.

(2)The clerk of the court must keep the register in a physical or electronic form.

5Prescribed laws—Act, schedule, definition interstate order

For the definition interstate order in the schedule of the Act, each of the following is a prescribed law—

(a)the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW);

(b)the Domestic and Family Violence Act (NT);

(c)the Domestic Violence Act 1995 (NZ);

(d)the Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008 (ACT);

(e)the Family Violence Act 2004 (Tas);

(f)the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic);

(g)the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 (SA);

(h)the Justices Act 1959 (Tas);

(i)the Restraining Orders Act 1997 (WA);

(j)the Summary Procedure Act 1921 (SA).