Build the order, service and expiry register
Key facts
- Human involvement
- GreenLawyer review
- How AI is used
- From the sealed orders, the affidavits or certificates of service and the police service record, draft a register row for each order: type, issuing court, date, conditions in force, service date and method, expiry date and extension-filing date.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer confirms each row against the sealed order, confirms that service or notification has actually happened, and decides whether an interstate order needs a declaration before it can be enforced here.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the sealed orders, the affidavits or certificates of service and the police service record, draft a register row for each order: type, issuing court, date, conditions in force, service date and method, expiry date and extension-filing date. |
| Lawyer | The lawyer confirms each row against the sealed order, confirms that service or notification has actually happened, and decides whether an interstate order needs a declaration before it can be enforced here. |
Checklist
- Check each row against the sealed order rather than the application or a draft; the conditions made are frequently not the conditions sought.
- Confirm service or notification from the certificate or affidavit of service or the police record, and mark the order as not yet enforceable against the respondent until that is established.
- Calculate the expiry date from the order's own terms and set the extension-filing date well before it, leaving time for service.
- For an order made in another jurisdiction, record the issuing jurisdiction and the date made and flag whether a declaration is needed; do not record it as enforceable until the lawyer confirms the respondent was properly notified under the law of the jurisdiction that made it.
- Check the register for protected addresses and contact details before it is shared with anyone beyond the lawyer and the client.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter of advice to a protected person: what the apprehended violence order means and what to do next (NSW) | Letter | AI use Red | Plain-language letter to a protected person after an ADVO is made: the conditions, that only the defendant can breach it, reporting breaches, service, extension before expiry, interstate recognition and family law orders. |
| National Domestic Violence Order Scheme checklist: recognition, enforcement and variation of interstate and foreign orders | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Checklist for a client protected by, or bound by, a domestic violence order made in another Australian jurisdiction or registered from New Zealand: is it recognised in NSW, is it enforceable, and where to vary or revoke it. |
| Application for court review of a police protection direction (Queensland Form DV59A) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to Queensland Form DV59A, version 1, first published on 19 December 2025, the application for court review of a police protection direction. |
| Register of protection orders: making, service and expiry (NSW) | Checklist | AI use Green | Register of each apprehended violence order on the file: the period written on the order, service or presence, and, for an APVO that states no period, the 12-month default in section 79. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), Part 13B: National recognition of domestic violence orders · 2026-09-27
- Legal Aid WA: Responding to restraining order applications · 2026-09-27
- Victoria Legal Aid: When a family violence intervention order starts and ends · 2026-09-27
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.