Breach of AVO Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs) 1. Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs) are court orders aimed at preventing further acts of violence. Breaching these orders may attract criminal sanctions...
Domestic Violence & Family Violence NSW Domestic Violence in NSW is covered by the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) (the act). Section 16 of the act considers acts of physical...
Research from the 2012 ABS Personal Safety Survey and Australian Institute of Criminology found that between one in three and one in four men are victims of domestic violence. The NSW Bureau of Crime ...
The Domestic Violence Register Introduction In 2015, New South Wales introduced the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, the first domestic violence register to be piloted in Australia. The scheme is ...