Type:	Report
Title:	Apprehended violence orders : a survey of magistratesMonograph series (Judicial Commission of New South Wales)
Authors:	Cumines, Stephen Hickey, Jennifer
Keywords:	Protection orders;Legal issues;Legislation analysis
Year:	1999
Publisher:	Judicial Commission of New South Wales
Citation:	No. 20
Notes:	The Executive Summary is available from the following URL: http://www.judcom.nsw.gov.au/monograph20/Executive%20summary.php Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs) now occupy a substantial proportion of the workload of Local Courts in NSW. In response to an increasing number of complaints to the Judicial Commission of NSW about the manner in which judicial officers dealt with AVOs, this survey was undertaken in July 1998. It aimed to canvass magistrates’ opinions and attitudes to AVOs in order to better understand the issues confronting them. It also aimed to ascertain the extent to which there is consistency of approach with AVOs, whether there was a need to develop educational or policy programmes in this area, and whether modifications were required to the system. 122 magistrates were invited anonymously to complete the survey a response rate of 56% was obtained. Reports the analysis of the survey results.
Contents:	Executive summary 1: Introduction 2: Methodology 3: About the respondents 4: Role of Apprehended Violence Orders in the community 5: Procedural aspects of Apprehended Violence Orders 6: The nature of domestic violence 7: Domestic violence scenarios 8: Future developments 9: Discussion and recommendations Appendix
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/19560
ISBN:	9780731356010
Physical description:	x, 106 p. ; 30 cm.
Appears in Collections:	Reports

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