Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) An application for a declaration that a DVO is a recognised DVO in Victoria may be made by any person who would be able to make an application for variation of the DVO if the DVO were a recognised DVO.
(2) The application must be made in accordance with the rules made under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 .
Note
It is only necessary to make an application in one participating jurisdiction. Under section 36, once a declaration is made in any participating jurisdiction the DVO will be treated as a recognised DVO in all participating jurisdictions.
Part 8—Amendment of Family Violence Protection Act 2008