Breach of a Domestic Violence Order – What does this mean for me?

Breaching a Domestic Violence Order is a very serious criminal offence. The general maximum penalty for the offence of contravening a Domestic Violence Order has recently been increased from 12 months...

Interstate Orders

An aggreived person (or Applicant) can apply to the Magistrates Court to have a Domestic Violence Order (Protection Order or DVO) that was made interstate, registered in Queensland. If you are the res...

Queensland police officers have powers to assist them in responding to domestic violence

A police officer can issue a police protection notice at the time the officer attends a domestic violence incident. This allows the police to serve the respondent at the time of the incident rather th...