Web resource:	https://aifs.gov.au/resources/practice-guides/acssa-aware
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Family violence and sexual assault : Aspects of a new report in Victoria on law reform
Other Titles:	ACSSA Newsletter
Authors:	Morrison, Z
Year:	2006
Citation:	No 6
Notes:	'Intervention orders' are Victoria's version of 'restraining orders' or 'apprehended violence orders'. An individual can apply to obtain an intervention order in the Magistrates' court to receive protection from a violent family member. If the order is granted, it will be 'served' on the violent person. The order will contain various conditions, such as the requirement that the person using family violence stay a certain distance away from the person who has experienced the violence. If any of these conditions are 'breached', then the person using family violence has committed a criminal offence and can be arrested.Intervention orders were introduced in Victoria in 1987 as a way for women to be able to take the law into their own hands when they exper-ience violence, rather than waiting for the police to provide a criminal response. Some have argued that they represent a 'de-criminalisation' of the justice system's response to family violence, while others - including the Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) - state that they are an important part of the overall justice system's response to family violence. Overall, however, it was felt that the intervention order system was not providing sufficient protection for victims of family violence, prompting the Victorian Government's request for this report.
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