WHAT IS AN AVO? An Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) is a Court order made to protect a Person in Need of Protection (PINOP) from the Defendant, the person whom the order is made against. TYPES OF AVO’S There are two different AVOs a Court can impose, and this depends on the nature of the relationship…
If you continue to use cash to pay for your coffee in the morning on the way to work, you are one of very few. The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in many Australians using contactless payment systems to replace the use of cash, whether it be using their card, phone, or watch. “The decline in…
As winter season approaches, family members are staying indoors and keeping warm. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, almost all Australian families are keeping indoors. In the words of the Prime Minster, “stay home”. As Australians, we are obliged by Scott Morrison’s advice to stay home. However, another issue has crept behind our locked doors and into…
$150 million has now been injected for counselling services for families caught up in, or at risk of, family violence. The Government has seen google searches of a high magnitude of searches for domestic violence . A new national campaign to promote services available to Australians affected by family violence during the Covid-19 outbreak will…
Why are we talking about family law and domestic violence? The Christmas holidays are pretty stressful, especially if there has been a split in the family or there are domestic troubles. It is a time when families are under financial and emotional stress. Add alcohol and very hot days to that stress and people can…
Australian women are being murdered by husbands and partners at a rate of one a week. As the body count rises, it is the police we turn to for help and protection. We don’t expect them to betray that duty and put us in harm’s way. THE STORY This week, the Queensland Police Service was…
Over the years the issue of Domestic Violence and strangulation has become an increasingly serious problem. Although close to a billion dollars has been spent on Government campaigns to fight domestic violence as well as new laws being placed, women, men and children continue to be at risk. Domestic violence takes many forms, many of…
Child neglect and abuse is a serious social issue and crime. It refers to physical and mental abuse of a child by a parent, caregiver etc, leading to actual or potential damage. The most recent national figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) indicate that during 2015-16 there were 225,487 Australian children…
PURPOSE AND TYPES An Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) is a legal order made to protect a Person in Need of Protection (PINOP) from the Defendant, the person whom the order is made against. There are two different AVOs available: domestic (ADVO) and personal (APVO). An ADVO protects individuals from a spouse, de facto partner, ex-partner,…
Domestic and family violence (DV) is a crime that takes many forms. At present DV charges are at an all-time high and DV has never got so much media and court related attention. Now following a landmark Fair Work Commission decision most people from 1 August 2018 on can take paid family and domestic violence…
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