If you have experienced family violence or harassment by a former partner, a Family Violence Intervention Order can protect you and your children.
You can apply for an Intervention Order at a Magistrates’ Court or alternatively the Police may apply for an Intervention Order on your behalf. An Interim Intervention Order may be granted by the Court in some circumstances to protect you. An Intervention Order commonly contains conditions preventing the respondent from:
- Committing family violence against a Protected Person;
- Approaching within a certain distance of a Protected Person, or where a Protected Person lives, works or attends school;
- Attempting to locate or keeping a Protected Person under surveillance;
- Contacting a Protected Person by any means;
- Getting another person to do any of the things prohibited by an Intervention Order.
If you have been subject to family violence and are concerned that violence will continue, we can help you to obtain the protection of an Intervention Order.
If you have been served with an Intervention Order, there are options for dealing with it at Court on an out of court basis. You should consider carefully which option is best in your circumstances. Intervention Orders are serious and can significantly affect other aspects of your life such as parenting arrangements, future employment prospects, working with children’s checks and any licence you may hold to carry firearms. If you are served with an Intervention Order, you should contact us immediately for an initial free consultation.
If you would like to make an application for an Intervention Order or have been served an Order contact us for advice.
From your very first conference with us you will know where you stand, what your options are and what to expect.
That is why your first 30-minute consultation with us is FREE.