Family · Intervention Orders
An Intervention Order can be in place by the end of the day.
If you or your children are not safe, ring us today. If an order has been wrongly taken out in your name, ring us today. Both are urgent. Both are confidential.
What we handle
Both sides of an Intervention Order application.
An Intervention Order is an order made by the Court that prohibits the defendant from certain behaviour such as harassment, stalking, intimidation, violence, or the threat of violence. The order is intended to protect against future harm, typically by restricting a person's actions and their proximity to the complainant's residence, workplace, or children.
A magistrate can issue an Intervention Order with the defendant's consent, or on evidence demonstrating reasonable grounds for fear of violence or harassment. If the order is contested, an interim order is in place until trial.
We act on both sides — for applicants who need urgent protection, and for defendants who believe the order has been wrongly taken out. We move quickly on either, because in this area the calendar matters as much as the legal argument.
If you are here because…
Three reasons most callers need us today, not next week.
You or your children are not safe.
Ring us today. An urgent application for an Intervention Order can be made in one visit, and an interim order can be in place within hours. You do not have to wait for police involvement.
An order has been taken out against you.
You can object and have a trial. Until that trial, an interim order will be in place. We help you understand what you can and cannot do, and we build your defence.
The order is interfering with your children.
Intervention Orders and Family Court parenting orders can conflict. We handle both, so the strategy works as one piece — not two firms tripping over each other.
Common questions
What people most often ask on the first call.
An Intervention Order is a court order that prohibits the defendant from certain behaviour: harassment, stalking, intimidation, violence, or the threat of violence. It typically also restricts contact and proximity to the protected person's home, workplace, or children.
Where the magistrate is satisfied there are reasonable grounds for fear, an interim order can be granted on the same day the application is made. The matter then returns for a full hearing.
Yes. You can contest the application and ask for the matter to be adjourned for trial. An interim order remains in place until the trial date. We will defend the application and, where appropriate, seek to have it dismissed.
Breaching an Intervention Order is a criminal offence with significant penalties, including imprisonment. If you have been charged with a breach, ring us immediately. Some breaches are technical and defensible, but you should not face the matter alone.
It can — particularly during the interim period. Intervention Order conditions and Family Court parenting orders sometimes conflict, and we sort out the interaction so you do not end up in breach of one while complying with the other.
We'll call you back the same business day.
Tell us briefly what's happening. Steven will call you back for a free 15-minute conversation, the same business day. No obligation, no pressure to engage us afterwards.
Thank you. We'll be in touch today.
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