Everyone has the right to live without fear of violence or abuse. The Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 was created to give people legal protection from violent relationships. If you are experiencing violence in a relationship you can: apply for a domestic violence order to help stop the violence apply for an urgent temporary protection [...]
The aggrieved (the person who the order is supposed to protect), the respondent (the person who has the order against them) or any other person named in the order can apply to vary (change) the domestic violence protection order. If the police have taken out the order they can oppose this. The aggrieved or the [...]
Follow the order or the notice, even if you do not agree with it. Read it carefully, and do not break (contravene) it. For example, you may be able to stay in the home, but must stop harassing, hurting or threatening the other person. Get legal help. The conditions of an order or notice are [...]
