Provides a way of making a court application for a protection order that orders one person to have no contact with another person.
Service provides:
- a way of making a court application for a protection order that orders one person to have no contact with another person
An Emergency Protection Order (EPO):
- is granted by the court and enforced by the police
- can prevent a family member from contacting you and other family members
- can stop a family member from coming to your home, school, work or other places
- is only granted in situations of family violence; all other situations require a restraining order
An EPO may be granted when:
- violent or threatening behaviour occurs between family members
- there is evidence that immediate protection is necessary
- family violence will resume or continue
You should have no contact with that family member while the protection order is in place.