Apprehended Domestic Violence Order

1: Nationwide Domestic Violence Protection Laws come into Force | January 11, 2018

A Gold Coast family law specialist has responded to a new law put in place for nationwide protection of domestic violence victims…

2: New domestic violence laws to target men who unwittingly breach restraining orders | December 10, 2017

Violent men who breach personal protection injunctions taken out by their former partners will face up to two years in jail and no longer be able to rely on drunkenness as a defence…

3: Queensland MPs blame men for surge in fake Domestic Violence Orders | November 17, 2017

Recent outbursts by female Queensland MPs about domestic violence orders highlights a disturbing idea that men should just shut up…

4: QLD to introduce tougher domestic violence laws | August 15, 2016

Domestic violence orders will be issued for longer and information-sharing across agencies will be easier under strengthened domestic violence legislation in Queensland. ..

5: The Abuse of Domestic Violence Orders in Australia | March 21, 2015

According to David Collier, a recently-retired judge from the Parramatta Family Court, false allegations of domestic violence have now become a “major weapon” in the war between parents who wish to secure sole custody of their children…

6: Inability to Control One’s Impulses a Ground for Loss of Visitation Rights | October 7, 2013

In this case, the Family Court gave sole parental responsibility to the mother and prohibited the father from seeing or communicating with his two children because of his temper…

7: On-the-spot apprehended domestic violence orders to protect women | February 28, 2013

POLICE will be able to issue apprehended domestic violence orders on the spot without court approval in what the government says is the “single most practical meaningful reform in combating domestic violence in memory”…