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title: "Application to vary a domestic violence order (Queensland Form DV04)"
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---

# Application to vary a domestic violence order (Queensland Form DV04)

> Link to Queensland Form DV04, version 9, the application to vary a domestic violence order. It is a different form from DV09.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-qld-dv04-vary-dvo  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Family Violence & Protection Orders](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders.md)
- Jurisdictions: Queensland
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the official form at courts.qld.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for Queensland.

## When to use it

Use when a person named on a Queensland domestic violence order asks the Court to vary that order. The Court's changes page says a person named on a Queensland or interstate order can apply to change it if circumstances change. DV09 is the intervention-order form.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare the variation, revocation or extension application](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/prepare-the-variation-revocation-or-extension-application.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may check the draft against the current official form and list what is missing; the lawyer settles every statement that will be filed and signs or lodges the form.

**AI may:**

- Check the draft is the current version of the form and list every blank field or missing attachment
- Index the documents on the file that the form calls for, with date and author
- Turn the court's published filing and service steps into a checklist for this matter

**AI must not:**

- Must not write allegations, grounds, orders or figures in words that will be filed
- Must not decide jurisdiction, standing or whether a time limit has been met
- Must not sign, lodge or serve the form
- Must not draft, outline or settle an affidavit, witness statement or other sworn text

**The lawyer checks:**

- The order being varied is a domestic violence order, and DV04 is the form the index names for that application
- The current version 9 file is downloaded from the forms index
- DV09 is not used for this application
- Any affidavit in support is prepared by the lawyer

## Authorities

- [Queensland Courts forms index, Form DV04](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/going-to-court/court-resources/forms)
- [Form DV04 (DOCX)](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0011/916535/dv-f-4.docx)
- [Queensland Courts, Making changes to your DVO](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/types-of-cases/domestic-and-family-violence/making-changes-to-your-dvo)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/going-to-court/court-resources/forms)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by courts.qld.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-qld-dv04-vary-dvo and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*