Intervention Orders

Intervention Orders (IVOs)

If you are living with domestic or family violence, it is essential that you seek protection immediately. This is particularly important to ensure your safety and the safety of any other family members who are being affected by family violence.

If you are being subjected to family violence, an Intervention Order (IVO) will protect you and your family by placing conditions and restrictions on the perpetrator.

Clancy & Triado’s experienced family lawyers can help you obtain a family violence Intervention Order with the assistance of police or at a local Magistrates’ Court.

An IVO may include conditions that the perpetrator must: 

• not commit family violence
• leave the family home
• cease contact with you and any other affected family members by any means
• not approach your home or workplace of that of any other affected family members
• not damage your property 

 
If the conditions of the IVO are not followed, the police may charge the perpetrator with a criminal offence.

If children help a family member who has been abused, see damaged property in the home, or see or hear family violence, they will be deemed to have been affected by family violence and can be included on the Intervention Order.
 

The Family Violence Protection Act

The Family Violence Protection Act is intended to protect people from different types of family violence, including: 

• Physical violence, where the behaviour of the perpetrator is harmful and used to control, threaten, force or dominate a family member through fear;
• Economic abuse;
• Emotional or psychological abuse;
• Sexual abuse, threats and coercion.