Family violence and elder abuse
Protection from abuse by family and carers
What this chapter covers
- Protections against family violence
The types of relationships covered by family violence laws, kinds of behaviour “family violence” includes and different legal tools that can protect you from family violence - Police safety orders: Immediate, short-term protection against family violence
When the police can make a police safety order and the effect the order will have - Applying for a Protection Order: Long-term protection against family violence
Who can apply for a Protection Order, who it will protect, how to apply and when judges can make protection orders in criminal court cases - What a Protection Order does
The standard non-violence and non-contact conditions, “safety programmes” to support you and your children, property orders to give you access to your home and furniture and getting a parenting order to give you day-to-day care of your children - Breaches of Protection Orders: When the other person doesn’t obey the order
Going to the police if the other person doesn’t obey the Protection Order and what the police can do in these situations - How and when a Protection Order ends
How long the Order will last for and what to do if you don’t want it anymore - Challenging a Protection Order
Information for people who’ve had a Protection Order made against them - Special employment rights and protections when there’s family violence
Getting special leave from your job, and flexible work arrangements for short periods (more detailed information is provided in the chapter “Employment conditions and protections”) - Protection for older people against abuse or neglect
Protections against elder abuse available under the criminal law and the Family Violence Act and possible complaint processes - Where to go for more support
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