Family violence intervention orders

A family violence intervention order is a court order that can help keep you safe from someone using family violence.

The court order sets rules that the other person (the respondent) must follow. An order can protect you, your children, your property, and the people supporting you.

If the respondent breaks the rules of the order, the police can charge them with a criminal offence.

Intervention orders are sometimes called, FVIOs or IVOs and in other states are called AVOs.