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title: "Application to vary a recognised interstate order (Queensland Form DV04A)"
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law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Application to vary a recognised interstate order (Queensland Form DV04A)

> Link to Queensland Form DV04A, version 5, first published on 19 December 2025. The index says it is completed by an applicant in Queensland to vary a recognised interstate order.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-qld-dv04a-vary-interstate-order  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## 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 2 authorities it cites, for Queensland.

## When to use it

Use when an applicant in Queensland asks to vary a recognised interstate order. Recognition of an interstate order, and a declaration that a Queensland order is a recognised interstate order, are different applications (see DV35).

## Used for these tasks

- [Check whether a protection order is recognised in another state and advise the protected person](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/check-whether-a-protection-order-is-recognised-in-another-state-and-advi.md)
- [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 is a recognised interstate order, and the applicant is applying in Queensland to vary it
- The current DV04A is used, not DV04 or DV16
- The national scheme page has been read for the recognition setting
- The lawyer checks standing and the order sought

## Authorities

- [Queensland Courts forms index, Form DV04A](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/going-to-court/court-resources/forms)
- [Form DV04A (DOCX)](https://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/0007/855745/dva-f-4a.docx)

## 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-dv04a-vary-interstate-order 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.*