Intervention order/ Family Violence
Family violence is outlines in Family Violence Protection Act 2008 as,
(a) behaviour by a person towards a family member of that person if that behaviour—
(i) is physically or sexually abusive; or
(ii) is emotionally or psychologically abusive; or
(iii) is economically abusive; or
(iv) is threatening; or
(v) is coercive; or
(vi) in any other way controls or dominates the family member and causes that family member to feel fear for the safety or wellbeing of that family member or another person; or
(b) behaviour by a person that causes a child to hear or witness, or otherwise be exposed to the effects of, behaviour referred to in paragraph (a).
An intervention order is a court order designed to protect a person by placing limits on the behaviour of another person. Intervention Orders can be one of two orders, Family Violence Order or Personal Safety Order. For more information see Invervention Orders.