Domestic Violence Agencies Act 1986

Number: A1986-52
Status: In Force

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Uncommenced amendments by Domestic Violence Agencies (Information Sharing) Amendment Act 2024.
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Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
18 September 2024	HTML PDF Word	R18	18 September 2024	Republication for amendments by A2024-49

Administering Minister and Directorate

Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence - Community Services Directorate

Legislative instruments

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Name	Status	Classifier	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Domestic Violence Agencies - Appointment of Acting Chairperson to the Domestic Violence Prevention Council of the Australian Capital Territory 2002(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6 (2)	12 February 2002 - 31 May 2002	NI2002-36
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointments 2002-2004(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	1 December 2002 - 30 November 2004	NI2002-340
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointment of Chairperson 2002-2004(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	1 December 2002 - 30 November 2004	DI2002-196
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointments 2002-2004(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	1 December 2002 - 30 November 2004	DI2002-197
Domestic Violence Prevention Council of the Australian Capital Territory Appointment 2000(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 23	12 October 2000 - 31 August 2002	DI2000-321
Domestic Violence (Domestic Violence Project Coordinator) Appointment 2003(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 11	8 August 2003 - 19 May 2006	DI2003-243
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointments 2003-2004(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	8 August 2003 - 30 November 2004	DI2003-244
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointments 2003-2004(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	1 September 2003 - 30 November 2004	NI2003-313
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointments 2000(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 23	1 September 2000 - 31 August 2002	DI2000-283
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointments 2000(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 23	1 September 2000 - 31 August 2002	DI2000-282
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointments 2000(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 23	1 September 2000 - 31 August 2002	DI2000-281
Domestic Violence Project Coordinator Appointment 2000(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 11	20 May 2000 - 19 May 2003	DI2000-141
Domestic Violence Project Coordinator Appointment 1999(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 26C	25 May 1999 - 31 December 1999	DI1999-47
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointments 2003-2004 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	17 November 2003 - 30 May 2004	NI2003-437
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointment 1998(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 23	30 July 1998 - 14 October 1999	DI1998-183
Domestic Violence Prevention Council (Project Coordinator) Appointment 1998(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 26C	30 July 1998 - 29 July 2000	DI1998-182
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointment 1997(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 23	17 October 1997 - 16 October 1999	DI1997-240
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointment 1997(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 23	17 October 1997 - 16 October 1999	DI1997-239
Domestic Violence (Crisis Support Organisation) Approval 1992	None		Disallowable instruments	s 17	8 July 1992	DI1992-119
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointment 2004 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	19 July 2004 - 30 May 2005	NI2004-220
Domestic Violence (Prevention Council) Appointment 2004 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	1 December 2004 - 30 November 2006	DI2004-243
Domestic Violence (Prevention Council) Appointment 2005(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	8 April 2005 - 30 November 2006	DI2005-41
Domestic Violence—Appointment to the Domestic Violence Prevention Council of the Australian Capital Territory(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	26 July 2001 - 31 August 2002	NI2001-259
Domestic Violence (Prevention Council) Appointment 2005 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	8 October 2005 - 30 November 2006	DI2005-217
Domestic Violence Prevention Council Appointment(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 23	30 July 1998 - 14 October 1999	NI1998-199
Domestic Violence Appointments to the Domestic Violence Prevention Council of the Australian Capital Territory(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 23	17 October 1997 - 16 October 1999	NI1997-252
Domestic Violence (Project Coordinator) Appointment 2006(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 11	11 July 2006 - 21 May 2007	DI2006-107
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2007(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	6 March 2007 - 30 November 2008	DI2007-63
Domestic Violence Agencies (Project Coordinator) Appointment 2008 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 11	8 February 2008 - 21 May 2010	DI2008-19
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2009(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6 and s 6A	23 May 2009 - 7 November 2011	DI2009-74
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council Chairperson) Appointment 2010(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6A	11 May 2010 - 24 May 2011	DI2010-68
Domestic Violence (Project Coordinator) Appointment 2010(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 11	22 May 2010 - 27 February 2011	DI2010-82
Domestic Violence Agencies (Project Coordinator) Revocation 2011(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 11	28 February 2011 - 1 March 2011	DI2011-28
Domestic Violence Agencies (Acting Project Coordinator) Appointment 2011(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 11	28 February 2011 - 31 August 2011	NI2011-74
Domestic Violence Agencies (Project Coordinator) Appointment 2011(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 11	1 September 2011 - 1 April 2016	NI2011-485
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2011 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6 and s 6A	8 November 2011 - 7 September 2013	DI2011-292
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2013(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	16 February 2013 - 21 July 2014	NI2013-86
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2013 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6 and s 6A	19 March 2013 - 18 March 2016	DI2013-33
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2014(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	9 May 2014 - 8 May 2017	DI2014-55
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council – public servant members) Appointment 2014 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	6 May 2014 - 28 April 2017	NI2014-190
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council – public servant members) Appointment 2014 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	6 May 2014 - 1 February 2016	NI2014-191
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Amendment Appointment 2014(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	25 July 2014 - 26 July 2014	DI2014-224
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council – public servant members) Appointment 2014 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	22 July 2014 - 15 February 2016	NI2014-349
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2015 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	11 August 2015 - 10 August 2018	DI2015-228
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2015 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	11 August 2015 - 10 August 2018	DI2015-229
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council – Public Servant Members) Appointment 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	26 February 2016 - 15 February 2019	NI2016-100
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	13 April 2016 - 12 April 2019	DI2016-15
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2016 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	5 September 2016 - 4 April 2019	DI2016-184
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	29 April 2017 - 26 March 2020	NI2017-150
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2017 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6 and s 6A	9 May 2017 - 23 April 2020	DI2017-35
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	27 March 2018 - 26 March 2021	DI2018-53
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2018 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	17 August 2018 - 16 August 2021	DI2018-228
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2018 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	17 August 2018 - 16 August 2021	DI2018-229
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2018 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	17 August 2018 - 16 August 2021	DI2018-230
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Acting Appointment 2019 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	22 February 2019 - 21 February 2020	NI2019-89
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Acting Appointment 2019 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	17 May 2019 - 13 April 2020	DI2019-59
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Acting Appointment 2019 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	17 May 2019 - 13 April 2020	DI2019-60
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Acting Appointment 2019 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	17 May 2019 - 13 April 2020	DI2019-61
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Acting Appointment 2019 (No 5)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	17 May 2019 - 13 April 2020	DI2019-62
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Acting Appointment 2019 (No 6)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6A	17 May 2019 - 13 April 2020	DI2019-63
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council - Public Servant Member) Appointment 2020 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	27 March 2020 - 26 March 2022	NI2020-174
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council - Public Servant Member) Appointment 2020 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6	27 March 2020 - 26 March 2022	NI2020-175
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council - Chairperson) Appointment 2020(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6A	24 April 2020 - 16 August 2021	DI2020-47
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council - Community Member) Appointment 2020 (No 6)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	24 April 2020 - 23 April 2022	DI2020-48
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council - Community Member) Appointment 2020 (No 5)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	24 April 2020 - 23 April 2022	DI2020-49
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council - Community Member) Appointment 2020 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	24 April 2020 - 23 April 2022	DI2020-50
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council - Community Member) Appointment 2020 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	24 April 2020 - 23 April 2022	DI2020-51
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council - Community Member) Appointment 2020 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	24 April 2020 - 23 April 2022	DI2020-52
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council - Community Member) Appointment 2020 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 6	24 April 2020 - 23 April 2022	DI2020-53
Domestic Violence Agencies (Council) Appointment 2021 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6 and s 6A	8 September 2021 - 7 December 2021	NI2021-529
Domestic Violence Agencies (Domestic and Family Violence Review Coordinator) Appointment 2021 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 16D	17 December 2021 - 16 December 2024	NI2021-744
Domestic Violence Agencies (Domestic Violence Prevention Council) Appointment 2023 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 7	3 February 2023 - 2 February 2026	DI2023-9

Approved forms

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Form name/number	Status	Description	Made for	Effective	Year and No	CategoryAll
Domestic Violence Act 1986—Form 1 (Repealed)	Repealed	Notice of Proceedings	s 12	12 September 2001 - 26 March 2002	AF2001-161	ShowInAll
Domestic Violence Act 1986—Form 2 (Repealed)	Repealed	Protection order or interim protection order	s 19	12 September 2001 - 26 March 2002	AF2001-162	ShowInAll
Domestic Violence Act 1986—Form 3 (Repealed)	Repealed	Order varying protection order or interim protection order	s 19	12 September 2001 - 26 March 2002	AF2001-163	ShowInAll

Point-in-time versions

Enter a date to find a version from 1 October 1986 onwards:

The following table lists 27 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
18 September 2024	HTML PDF Word	R18	18 September 2024	Republication for amendments by A2024-49
12 December 2023 - 17 September 2024	HTML PDF Word	R17	12 December 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-57
17 December 2022 - 11 December 2023	HTML PDF Word	R16	17 December 2022	Republication for amendments by A2022-11
22 September 2021 - 16 December 2022	HTML PDF Word	R15	22 September 2021	Republication for amendments by A2021-21
1 May 2017 - 21 September 2021	HTML PDF Word	R14	1 May 2017	Republication for amendments by A2016-42 as amended by A2017-10
1 April 2016 - 30 April 2017	HTML PDF Word	R13	1 April 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-1
28 September 2010 - 31 March 2016	HTML PDF Word	R12	28 September 2010	Republication for amendments by A2010-30
30 March 2009 - 27 September 2010	HTML PDF Word	R11	30 March 2009	Republication for amendments by A2008-46
27 December 2007 - 29 March 2009	HTML PDF Word	R10	27 December 2007	Republication for amendments by A2007-39
6 September 2007 - 26 December 2007	HTML PDF Word	R9	6 September 2007	Republication for amendments by A2007-22
25 March 2005 - 5 September 2007	HTML PDF Word	R8	25 March 2005	Republication for amendments by A2005-13
27 March 2002 - 24 March 2005	HTML PDF Word	R7	27 March 2002	Republication for renaming and other amendments by A2001-90
12 September 2001 - 26 March 2002	HTML PDF Word	R6B	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A2001-44
10 May 2000 - 11 September 2001	HTML PDF Word	R6A	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A1999-64 and A1999-79
23 December 1998 - 29 February 2000	HTML PDF Word	R6 (RI)	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A1998-37 and A1998-68 Reissued electronic republication of printed version
1 June 1998 - 18 October 1998	HTML PDF Word	R5 (RI)	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A1997-96 Reissued electronic republication of printed version
1 November 1997 - 31 May 1998	HTML PDF Word	R4D	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A1997-65
17 October 1997 - 31 October 1997	HTML PDF Word	R4C	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A1997-37
30 May 1997 - 16 October 1997	HTML PDF Word	R4B	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A1997-24
17 May 1997 - 29 May 1997	HTML PDF Word	R4A	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A1996-74
10 July 1996 - 16 May 1997	HTML PDF Word	R4 (RI)	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A1996-3 and A1996-37 Reissued electronic republication of printed version
18 December 1995 - 10 June 1996	HTML PDF Word	R3A	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A1995-46
29 November 1994 - 17 December 1995	HTML PDF Word	R3 (RI)	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A1994-81 Reissued electronic republication of printed version
31 May 1994 - 28 November 1994	HTML PDF Word	R2B	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A1994-26
28 November 1992 - 30 May 1994	HTML PDF Word	R2A	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A1992-9
3 August 1992 - 27 November 1992	HTML PDF Word	R2 (RI)	6 February 2008	Republication for amendments by A1992-34 and A1992-37 Reissued electronic republication of printed version
3 October 1991 - 7 July 1992	HTML PDF Word	R1 (RI)	6 February 2008	Republication for initial republication since self-government Reissued electronic republication of printed version
1 October 1986	HTML PDF Word	As notified	4 September 1986	This ordinance became an ACT Act on 11 May 1989 (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 34 (4))

Notification statement

The Domestic Violence Ordinance 1986 was notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 4 September 1986 (Cwlth Gaz 1986 No S446).

(Parliamentary Counsel)

Ordinance as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
4 September 1986	1 October 1986	HTML PDF Word	This ordinance became an ACT Act on 11 May 1989 (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 34 (4))

Explanatory statement

Version	Published	Files/Formats
As presented	4 September 1986	PDF PDF

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
all provisions	1 October 1986	s 2 and Cwlth Gaz 1986 No S484

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
s 16Y	commences 31 March 2027	s 16Y (3)

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2016-42	Family Violence Act 2016	sch 3 pt 3.12	1 May 2017
A2016-1	Protection of Rights (Services) Legislation Amendment Act 2016	sch 1 pt 1.1	1 April 2016
A2010-30	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (No 2)	sch 1 pt 1.8	28 September 2010
A2008-46	Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008	sch 3 pt 3.8	30 March 2009
A2007-39	Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 3)	sch 3 pt 3.10	27 December 2007
A2007-22	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2007	sch 1 pt 1.9	6 September 2007
A2005-13	Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Amendment Act 2005	sch 1 pt 1.7	25 March 2005
A2001-90	Protection Orders (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001	sch 1 pt 4	27 March 2002
A2001-44	Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001	pt 109	12 September 2001
A1999-79	Road Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1999	sch 3	1 March 2000
A1999-64	Children and Young People (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999	sch 2	10 May 2000
A1998-68	Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act (No 2) 1998	ss 4-6	23 December 1998
A1998-37	Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 1998	ss 4-26, sch	19 October 1998
A1997-96	Legal Practitioners (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997	sch 1	1 June 1998
A1997-65	Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act (No 3) 1997	ss 4-8	1 November 1997
A1997-37	Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act (No 2) 1997	s 4	17 October 1997
A1997-24	Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 1997	ss 4-6	30 May 1997
A1996-74	Firearms Act 1996	sch 3	17 May 1997
A1996-37	Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act (No 2) 1996	s 4	10 July 1996
A1996-3	Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 1996	ss 4-9	11 June 1996
A1995-46	Statute Law Revision Act 1995	sch	18 December 1995
A1994-81	Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1994	sch	29 November 1994
A1994-26	Statute Law Revision Act 1994	sch	31 May 1994
A1992-37	Protection Orders (Reciprocal Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	ss 4-6	8 July 1992
A1992-37	Protection Orders (Reciprocal Arrangements) (Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	s 7	3 August 1992
A1992-34	Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 1992	s 4	8 July 1992
A1992-9	Bail (Consequential Amendments) Act 1992	sch	28 November 1992
A1991-44	Magistrates and Coroner's Courts (Registrar) Act 1991	s 7 (2), sch 1	25 September 1991
A1991-9	Weapons (Consequential Amendments) Act 1991	sch	3 October 1991
A1990-65	Magistrates Court (Amendment) Act 1990	s 8	24 December 1990
A1990-36	Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act (No 2) 1990	s 3, s 4	7 November 1990
A1990-30	Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 1990	ss 3-11	28 September 1990
A1989-38	Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989	sch 1	11 May 1989
A1989-14	Drug Laws (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989	s 3	1 April 1989
A2021-21	Domestic Violence Agencies Amendment Act 2021	ss 4-6	22 September 2021
A2022-11	Domestic Violence Agencies Amendment Act 2022	ss 4-7	17 December 2022
A2023-57	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (No 3)	pt 7	12 December 2023
A2024-17	Domestic Violence Agencies (Information Sharing) Amendment Act 2024	ss 4-20	awaiting commencement
A2024-49	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2024	pt 7	18 September 2024