Intervention Orders
Personal Safety Intervention Orders
If an individual has experienced prohibited behaviour from another person, they have the right to apply to the Magistrates’ Court for a personal safety intervention order.
The Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 prohibits the following types of behaviour:
- assault
- sexual assault
- harassment
- property damage or interference
- making a serious threat
- stalking.
The individual who seeks the protection of a Personal Safety Intervention Order is known as the affected person or Applicant, while the person against whom the Order is directed is referred to as the Respondent.
The affected person has the option to file the application themselves, or they can have the application filed on their behalf by the police.
Prohibited behaviour
Assault
Harrassment
Harassment means a course of conduct by one person towards another person that is demeaning, derogatory or intimidating. It explicitly includes conduct that is carried on through a third person.
Property damage or interference
A serious threat
Harassment means a course of conduct by one person towards another person that is demeaning, derogatory or intimidating. It explicitly includes conduct that is carried on through a third person.
Stalking
Stalking is serious intentional pursuit type behaviour causing physical or mental harm to a person or arousing their apprehension or fear for their personal safety or the safety of someone else.
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