Title: Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse)Regulations 2026
Subject: Intervention Orders (Prevention ofAbuse) Act 2009
Author: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
Category: as.at
Document comments: 13.8.2026

Version: 13.8.2026

Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Regulations 2026—13.8.2026

13.8.2026—Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Regulations 2026

Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Regulations 2026—13.8.2026
Schedule 1—Repeal of Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Regulations 2011

13.8.2026—Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Regulations 2026
Repeal of Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Regulations 2011—Schedule 1

Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Regulations 2026—13.8.2026
Legislative history

13.8.2026—Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Regulations 2026
Legislative history

South Australia
Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Regulations 2026
under the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Foreign intervention order
5	Prescribed amount
6	Prescribed details
7	Translation of recorded evidence (section 28A of Act)
8	Access to recorded evidence (section 28A of Act)
9	Allowing access to recorded evidence (section 28A of Act)
10	Corresponding laws (section 29A of Act)
11	Foreign intervention orders (section 29A of Act)
12	General violence orders (section 29A of Act)
13	Interstate DVOs (section 29A of Act)
14	Registered foreign orders (section 29B of Act)
15	Transitional—foreign restraining orders registered under the Summary Procedure Act 1921
Schedule 1—Repeal of Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Regulations 2011
Legislative history

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Regulations 2026.
2—Commencement
These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations—
access—a person gives another person access to recorded evidence if the person—
	(a)	retains possession of the recorded evidence but allows the other to listen to or view the recorded evidence; or
	(b)	gives the other a physical or digital copy of the recorded evidence; or
	(c)	provides the other with rights to access a digital copy of the recorded evidence;
Act means the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009;
recorded evidence means a recording containing evidence of a relevant person (within the meaning of section 28A of the Act) made by a police officer that is, or may be, admissible in evidence in accordance with section 28A of the Act.
4—Foreign intervention order
	(1)	For the purposes of the definition of foreign intervention order in section 3 of the Act, each of the following is declared to be a foreign intervention order:
	(a)	a protection order under the Personal Violence Act 2016 of the Australian Capital Territory;
	(b)	an apprehended personal violence order under the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 of New South Wales;
	(c)	an order under section 87 of the Children's and Young People's Well‑being Act 1989 of New Zealand;
	(d)	a protection order under the Family Violence Act 2018 of New Zealand;
	(e)	a restraining order under the Harassment Act 1997 of New Zealand;
	(f)	a personal violence restraining order under the Personal Violence Restraining Orders Act 2016 of the Northern Territory;
	(g)	a restraining order under section 359F of the Criminal Code of Queensland;
	(h)	the following orders under Part XA of the Justices Act 1959 of Tasmania:
	(i)	a restraint order;
	(ii)	an interim restraint order;
	(iii)	a telephone interim restraint order;
	(i)	a personal safety intervention order under the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 of Victoria;
	(j)	a violence restraining order under the Restraining Orders Act 1997 of Western Australia.
	(2)	In this regulation, a reference to an order or notice of a particular type under the law of another State, a Territory of the Commonwealth or New Zealand is a reference to the orders, notices or other types of requirements encompassed by the equivalent reference in that law.
5—Prescribed amount
For the purposes of sections 13(4)(b) and 31(2a)(a) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $1 300.
6—Prescribed details
	(1)	For the purposes of sections 18(6)(b)(i), 18(9), 21(10)(b)(i), 21(11), 23(7)(b)(i), 23(8), 26(9)(b)(i), 26(10)(a), 26A(9)(b)(i), 26A(10) and 30(6) of the Act, the prescribed details of an order issued against a defendant are such of the following details as are specified in the order:
	(a)	the name of the defendant;
	(b)	the date of birth of the defendant;
	(c)	the address of the defendant or the most recent address of the defendant;
	(d)	the case file number and court file number;
	(e)	the name of the protected person;
	(f)	the date of birth of the protected person;
	(g)	the prohibitions and requirements imposed by the order;
	(h)	if the order was issued in relation to an act of domestic abuse—that fact;
	(i)	if the order addresses a domestic violence concern—that fact;
	(j)	if the order is an interim order—that fact;
	(k)	the date on which—
	(i)	in the case of prescribed details for the purposes of sections 26(9)(b)(i), 26(10)(a), 26A(9)(b)(i) or 26A(10) of the Act—the variation of the order was made; or
	(ii)	in any other case—the order was made;
	(l)	whether the order has been served on the defendant.
	(2)	For the purposes of section 24(5)(b)(i) of the Act, the prescribed details of an order issued against a defendant are such of the following details as are specified in the order:
	(a)	the name of the defendant;
	(b)	the date of birth of the defendant;
	(c)	the address of the defendant or the most recent address of the defendant;
	(d)	the prohibitions and requirements imposed by the order (including, if the order bars the defendant from attending at particular premises, the address of those premises);
	(e)	if the order includes an attachment order—that fact and the terms of the attachment order;
	(f)	the date on which the order was made;
	(g)	whether the order has been served on the defendant.
7—Translation of recorded evidence (section 28A of Act)
	(1)	If a statement in recorded evidence is in a language other than English, that statement must be translated into English, either in the recording or in a transcript made at a later time.
	(2)	If a transcript is made in accordance with subregulation (1), the transcript must accompany the recorded evidence to which it relates if—
	(a)	the defendant elects to listen to or view the recorded evidence before it is admitted into evidence in proceedings; or
	(b)	the recorded evidence is admitted into evidence in proceedings.
	(3)	If a person translates a statement in recorded evidence in accordance with subregulation (1)—
	(a)	the person must state, in the form of an affidavit, that the statement was accurately translated into English; and
	(b)	if the recorded evidence is admitted into evidence in proceedings—the affidavit must accompany the recorded evidence.
	(4)	The Court may require that a translation made in accordance with subregulation (1) be verified (in such manner as the Court may direct) as an accurate translation of the relevant statement.
8—Access to recorded evidence (section 28A of Act)
	(1)	A police officer who intends to ask the Court to admit recorded evidence in proceedings for the making, or variation, of an intervention order may give the defendant unrestricted or restricted access to the recorded evidence.
	(2)	If a police officer decides to give the defendant restricted access, the police officer must give the defendant a notice (a recorded evidence access notice) that complies with this section.
	(3)	The recorded evidence access notice must—
	(a)	indicate that the police officer has determined to give the defendant restricted access to the recorded evidence; and
	(b)	state that the defendant's access to the recorded evidence is subject to the following conditions:
	(i)	the condition that the recorded evidence will be available for the defendant to listen to or view (as the case may require) under the supervision of a police officer at a place specified in the notice and at a time to be arranged at the request of the defendant;
	(ii)	any other conditions the police officer considers necessary or desirable to protect the relevant person who is the subject of the recorded evidence and to prevent unauthorised reproduction or dissemination; and
	(c)	set out the manner in which the defendant may request access to the recorded evidence, including the name and contact details of the person who is responsible for arranging access to the recorded evidence on behalf of the police officer.
	(4)	A person who is given restricted access to recorded evidence by a police officer under this regulation must not contravene a condition of access.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
	(5)	In this regulation—
restricted access to recorded evidence means access subject to conditions imposed under this regulation;
unrestricted access to recorded evidence means access that is not subject to conditions imposed under this regulation.
9—Allowing access to recorded evidence (section 28A of Act)
	(1)	A person who has possession of, or access to, recorded evidence must not publish the recorded evidence or allow access to the recorded evidence by another person except—
	(a)	for the legitimate purposes of any proceedings in which the recorded evidence has been admitted into evidence or to which the recorded evidence relates; or
	(b)	for use by a public official for purposes connected with their official functions; or
	(c)	as may be authorised by the police officer who made the application for the making, or variation, of an intervention order.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
	(2)	In this regulation—
public official means—
	(a)	a police officer; or
	(b)	a person who holds an office or position in the employment of the State or an instrumentality or agency of the State;
publish means publish by newspaper, radio or television, or on the Internet, or by any other means (whether to the public generally or to a section of the public).
10—Corresponding laws (section 29A of Act)
Pursuant to the definition of corresponding law in section 29A of the Act, the following are declared to be corresponding laws for the purposes of Part 3A of the Act:
	(a)	the Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008 of the Australian Capital Territory;
	(b)	the Family Violence Act 2016 of the Australian Capital Territory;
	(c)	the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 of New South Wales;
	(d)	the Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 of the Northern Territory;
	(e)	the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 of Queensland;
	(f)	the Family Violence Act 2004 of Tasmania;
	(g)	the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 of Victoria;
	(h)	the Restraining Orders Act 1997 of Western Australia.
11—Foreign intervention orders (section 29A of Act)
Pursuant to the definition of foreign intervention order in section 29A of the Act, the following are declared not to be foreign intervention orders for the purposes of Part 3A of the Act:
	(a)	a protection order under the Personal Violence Act 2016 of the Australian Capital Territory;
	(b)	an apprehended personal violence order under the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 of New South Wales;
	(c)	an order under section 87 of the Children's and Young People's Well-being Act 1989 of New Zealand;
	(d)	a restraining order under the Harassment Act 1997 of New Zealand;
	(e)	a personal violence restraining order under the Personal Violence Restraining Orders Act 2016 of the Northern Territory;
	(f)	a restraining order under section 359F of the Criminal Code of Queensland;
	(g)	the following orders under Part XA of the Justices Act 1959 of Tasmania:
	(i)	a restraint order;
	(ii)	an interim restraint order;
	(iii)	a telephone interim restraint order;
	(h)	a personal safety intervention order under the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 of Victoria;
	(i)	a violence restraining order under the Restraining Orders Act 1997 of Western Australia.
12—General violence orders (section 29A of Act)
For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of general violence order in section 29A of the Act, a violence restraining order made under the Restraining Orders Act 1997 of Western Australia after 1 July 2017 is declared not to be a general violence order.
13—Interstate DVOs (section 29A of Act)
Pursuant to the definition of interstate DVO in section 29A of the Act, the following are declared to be interstate DVOs for the purposes of Part 3A of the Act:
	(a)	a domestic violence order under the Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008 of the Australian Capital Territory (repealed);
	(b)	the following orders under the Family Violence Act 2016 of the Australian Capital Territory:
	(i)	a protection order;
	(ii)	an after‑hours order;
	(c)	the following orders under the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 of New South Wales:
	(i)	an apprehended domestic violence order;
	(ii)	an interim apprehended domestic violence order;
	(d)	a domestic violence order under the Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 of the Northern Territory;
	(e)	the following under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 of Queensland:
	(i)	a domestic violence order;
	(ii)	a police protection notice;
	(iii)	a police protection direction;
	(iv)	release conditions;
	(f)	the following orders under the Family Violence Act 2004 of Tasmania:
	(i)	an FVO (a family violence order);
	(ii)	an interim FVO;
	(iii)	a PVFO (a police family violence order);
	(g)	the following under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 of Victoria:
	(i)	a family violence intervention order;
	(ii)	a family violence safety notice;
	(h)	the following orders under the Restraining Orders Act 1997 of Western Australia:
	(i)	a family violence restraining order;
	(ii)	a violence restraining order that addresses a domestic violence concern made before 1 July 2017;
	(iii)	a police order.
14—Registered foreign orders (section 29B of Act)
Pursuant to section 29B(1)(b) of the Act, the following are declared to be registered foreign orders for the purposes of Part 3A of the Act:
	(a)	a New Zealand FVO that is a foreign order registered under Part 9 of the Family Violence Act 2016 of the Australian Capital Territory;
	(b)	an external protection order made by a court of New Zealand and registered under Part 13 of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 of New South Wales;
	(c)	an external order made by a court of New Zealand and registered under the Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 of the Northern Territory;
	(d)	a registered New Zealand order under Part 6 of the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 of Queensland;
	(e)	an external family violence order made by a court of New Zealand and registered under section 27 of the Family Violence Act 2004 of Tasmania;
	(f)	a corresponding New Zealand order registered under Part 10 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 of Victoria;
	(g)	a foreign restraining order made by a court of New Zealand and registered under Part 7A of the Restraining Orders Act 1997 of Western Australia.
15—Transitional—foreign restraining orders registered under the Summary Procedure Act 1921
A foreign restraining order registered under the Summary Procedure Act 1921 immediately before the commencement of Schedule 1 clause 38 of the Act other than an order that was made under a provision of the law of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth or New Zealand corresponding to section 99AA (Paedophile restraining orders) or section 99AAC (Child protection restraining orders) of the Summary Procedure Act 1921 is declared to be an order to which Schedule 1 clause 38(2) of the Act applies.

Schedule 1—Repeal of Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Regulations 2011
The Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Regulations 2011 are repealed.

Legislative history
Notes
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Principal regulations
Year | No | Reference | Commencement
2026 | 68 | Gazette 13.8.2026 p2604 | 13.8.2026: r 2

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