VPRS 20516 Intervention Order Decision Sheets

This series consists of the decision sheets in relation to intervention orders heard under the Personal Safety Act 2010 and Family Violence Act 2008 created by the Family Division of the Children's Court of Victoria. The decision sheets are used to record the orders made by the presiding judicial officer. An intervention order is a court order designed to protect a person, their children and their property from someone who is using violence, threatening them or making them feel unsafe. There are two types of intervention orders: - family violence intervention order (FVIO) - a court order to protect a person, their children and their property from a family member, partner or ex-partner - personal safety intervention order (PSIO) - a court order to protect a person, their children and their property from another person who is not a family member An application for an intervention order is heard in the Children's Court when: - either the affected family member/affected person or the respondent is under 18 years old; or - the affected family member/affected person and the respondent are both over 18 years old and there is a child protection proceeding before the court involving a child who is under the care/supervision of either of those adults; or - the affected family member/affected person and the respondent are both over 18 years old and there is a child protection proceeding before the court that raises the same or similar concerns about the child’s safety as those raised in the intervention order. The decision sheets contain the names, addresses and further details of applicants, affected persons and respondents. They include the applicant's name, office details and address. They record the outcome of an intervention order application.