What are domestic violence orders and their compliance regulations?

What are domestic violence orders and their compliance regulations?

A domestic violence order, often called a Protection Order, is a set of terms issued by a Magistrate in the Magistrates Court.

A Protection Order will be made after an Application for Protection Order, where an act of domestic violence is found to have occurred. This can include a wide variety of terms, most commonly that the respondent be of good behaviour and not commit an act of domestic violence.

If you do not comply with the terms of a Protection Order, the breach could be reported to the police and, if you are charged and found guilty of having committed an act which is contrary to the terms of the Protection Order, you will have committed a criminal offence.