Check whether a protection order is recognised in another state and advise the protected person
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the sealed order and the client’s planned move or travel, record the issuing jurisdiction, the date made, whether it was made on or after 25 November 2017 or has been declared, and its current status, and draft a short advice note on where it is enforceable and what steps (a declaration, or a variation application) the person may need.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer confirms the order’s date and status from the sealed copy and the court, decides whether a declaration or variation is needed and in which court, and checks that the advice and any correspondence reveal nothing about where the person is moving. The person’s safety in the new location is the point of the advice.
- 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 order and the client’s planned move or travel, record the issuing jurisdiction, the date made, whether it was made on or after 25 November 2017 or has been declared, and its current status, and draft a short advice note on where it is enforceable and what steps (a declaration, or a variation application) the person may need. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Before anything is relied on, confirm the material may lawfully and safely go into the tool (approved tool, no retention or training), and that no output reveals the protected person’s address, workplace, school, refuge or new contact details.
- Check the date made and current status against the sealed order and the issuing court, not the client’s description.
- Confirm whether any variation made later changes the conditions that will be enforced interstate.
- Confirm the advice note contains no detail of the destination address or travel plans beyond what the client has authorised.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application to vary a recognised interstate order (Queensland Form DV04A) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to Queensland Form DV04A, version 5, first published on 19 December 2025. |
| Application for a declaration that a domestic violence order is a recognised interstate order (Queensland Form DV35) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to Queensland Form DV35, version 3, first published on 12 September 2025, the application for a declaration that a domestic violence order is a recognised interstate order. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Attorney-General’s Department, National Domestic Violence Order Scheme · 2026-10-18
- Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, Interstate intervention orders · 2026-10-18
- Queensland Courts, National Domestic Violence Order Scheme · 2026-10-18
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.