What conditions can be imposed under an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order?

• Every ADVO has mandatory orders that say the named person must not behave in certain ways towards the protected person or anyone they are in a domestic relationship with including:
  • assault;
  • molest;
  • threaten,
  • harass;
  • intimidate; or
  • stalk.
• Depending on the circumstances of the individual matter the magistrate can also make additional orders such as:
  • prohibiting the named person from going to the home or workplace of the protected person;
  • stating that the named person must not contact the protected person by:
    • telephone;
    • sms;
    • email;
    • social media such as Facebook; or
    • in person;
  • removing the right of the named person to live at particular place; and
  • suspending any licence that the named person holds to carry or possess firearms.
• The order can also include a condition allowing one of the parties to collect their personal property from a specified location at a specified time. It can include a direction that the police or another person go with the party to collect the property.