--- title: "National Domestic Violence Order Scheme checklist: recognition, enforcement and variation of interstate and foreign orders" url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/national-dvo-scheme-recognition-enforcement-checklist" type: "precedent" site: "AI Law Framework" id: "a53-national-dvo-scheme-recognition-enforcement-checklist" area_id: "A53" kind: "checklist" ai_level: "yellow" version: 1 task_ids: ["A53-X20260927-2", "A53-X20260927-7", "A53-X20260927-8"] law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18" --- # National Domestic Violence Order Scheme checklist: recognition, enforcement and variation of interstate and foreign orders > 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… Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/national-dvo-scheme-recognition-enforcement-checklist Law stated as at: 2026-10-18 Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt 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. ## Key facts - Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off. - Practice area: [Family Violence & Protection Orders](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders.md) - Jurisdictions: New South Wales, Australia, New Zealand - AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use. - Law stated as at: 2026-10-18 - Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the 6 authorities it cites, for New South Wales, Australia and New Zealand. ## When to use it Use when a client moves to NSW with an order made in another state or territory, when police or a client query whether such an order can be enforced in NSW, or when a client asks to change an order made elsewhere. The section references are to the NSW Act; each participating jurisdiction has matching provisions. ## Used for these tasks - [Build the order, service and expiry register](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders.md#A53-X20260927-2) - [Prepare the variation, revocation or extension application](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders.md#A53-X20260927-7) - [Build the contravention analysis from the police brief and the served order](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders.md#A53-X20260927-8) ## How AI may be used AI may extract order details from the copy of the order and fill the checklist facts; the lawyer decides recognition, enforceability and the right forum for each order. **AI may:** - Extract the issuing jurisdiction, court, dates, parties and conditions from a copy of the order into the checklist - Compare the conditions of two orders between the same parties and list the differences - List the facts still needed, such as proof of service in the issuing jurisdiction **AI must not:** - Must not decide whether an order is recognised, enforceable or properly notified - Must not state the law of the issuing jurisdiction without the lawyer checking that jurisdiction’s Act - Must not process the protected person’s residential address **The lawyer checks:** - The order is a DVO made in a participating jurisdiction or a foreign order registered in one, and its date brings it within the scheme or a declaration (Part 13B Div 6) - The defendant was properly notified under the law of the issuing jurisdiction, so the order is enforceable (ss 98ZD, 98ZE) - Where two orders exist, which one prevails under s 98ZB, and the client is told - The forum for any variation has been chosen with s 98ZO in mind, usually the issuing jurisdiction ## Authorities - [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) Part 13B, ss 98S to 98V (local, interstate and registered foreign orders)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080) - [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) ss 98Y, 98Z, 98ZA, 98ZB (recognition, variations, revocation, recognised DVO prevails over earlier comparable DVO)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080) - [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) ss 98ZD, 98ZE, 98ZF (enforceability; properly notified; contravention)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080) - [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) ss 98ZM, 98ZN, 98ZO (variation and revocation of recognised non-local DVOs)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080) - [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) Part 13, ss 94 to 98 (registration of external protection orders)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080) - [Legal Aid NSW, Vary, revoke or extend an AVO (protected person) (interstate orders)](https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/my-problem-is-about/apprehended-violence-order-avo/getting-an-avo/after-court/vary-or-revoke-an-avo-protected-person) ## 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/national-dvo-scheme-recognition-enforcement-checklist 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.*