家庭暴力令是一种可以通过制定对方必须遵守的规则来保护人免受家庭和家庭暴力的命令。它可以通过使违反这些规则或对您使用或威胁使用家庭和家庭暴力成为非法行为来帮助保护您的安全。
Each State and Territory has different names, procedures and laws about Domestic Violence Orders.
Domestic Violence Orders are civil orders. This means the order is not a criminal charge against the other person. However, if the other person breaks the order, this is against the law and they can be charged with a criminal offence. For more information, see having a Domestic Violence Order against you.
If a person is charged with a criminal offence, like assault – they may get a Domestic Violence Order against them as well as the criminal charge.
Sometimes the police apply for a Domestic Violence Order to protect someone and their children. It may not be up to the protected person whether the Domestic Violence Order goes ahead or not.