Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Regulations 2026
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016 .
3 February 2026B. BAKER
Governor
By Her Excellency's Command,
GUY BARNETT
Minister for Justice, Corrections and Rehabilitation
These regulations may be cited as the Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Regulations 2026 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
3. Declaration of interstate DVO
For the purposes of section 6(1)(h) of the Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016 , a police protection direction under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 of Queensland is declared to be an interstate DVO.
The legislation specified in Schedule 1 is rescinded.
SCHEDULE 1 - Legislation rescinded
Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Regulations 2017 (No. 77 of 2017) |
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 11 February 2026
These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations –(a) for the purposes of the Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016 , declare a police protection direction of Queensland to be an interstate DVO; and(b) rescind the Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Regulations 2017.