Domestic and family violence protection orders in Australia: an investigation of information-sharing and enforcement with a focus on interstate orders: Final report

Annabel Taylor; Nada Ibrahim; Heather Lovatt; Shellee Wakefield; Nicola Cheyne; Katrina Finn

Domestic and family violence protection orders in Australia: an investigation of information-sharing and enforcement with a focus on interstate orders: Final report

Annabel Taylor, Nada Ibrahim, Heather Lovatt, Shellee Wakefield, Nicola Cheyne, Katrina Finn

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Abstract

Throughout the 1980s, every Australian state or territory moved to enact legislation with the purpose of protecting women from intimate partner violence through the provision of a civil court order, or Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPOs).

Enforcement of DVPOs, including across state and territory borders, is the primary focus of this project, which draws on empirical research conducted in 2014-16. The research highlights that issues that compromise victim safety do not occur in legislation, but in its implementation and enforcement. Further, inconsistencies and competing interests at the intersections of domestic and family violence, child protection, and family law remain an impediment to effective implementation and enforcement of DVPOs. Effectiveness of the National Domestic Violence Order Scheme, a national information system to enable courts and police in different jurisdictions to share relevant information, will be compromised without the removal of inconsistencies, along with the safety of women and their children being given the greatest priority.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Mackay, QLD.
Publisher	Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS)
Number of pages	132
Volume	Horizons
Edition	RP-14.17/3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-925372-65-6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-925372-64-9
Publication status	Published - Nov 2017
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	ANROWS Horizons
Publisher	ANROWS: Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety
No.	7
ISSN (Print)	2205-8907
ISSN (Electronic)	2205-8923

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPOs)
Domestic and family violence
Enforcement
Safety
Child protection
National Domestic Violence Order Scheme

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Taylor, A., Ibrahim, N., Lovatt, H., Wakefield, S., Cheyne, N., & Finn, K. (2017). Domestic and family violence protection orders in Australia: an investigation of information-sharing and enforcement with a focus on interstate orders: Final report. (RP-14.17/3 ed.) (ANROWS Horizons; No. 7). Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS). https://www.anrows.org.au/publication/domestic-and-family-violence-protection-orders-in-australia-an-investigation-of-information-sharing-and-enforcement-with-a-focus-on-interstate-orders-final-report/

Taylor, Annabel ; Ibrahim, Nada ; Lovatt, Heather et al. / Domestic and family violence protection orders in Australia : an investigation of information-sharing and enforcement with a focus on interstate orders: Final report. RP-14.17/3 ed. Mackay, QLD. : Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS), 2017. 132 p. (ANROWS Horizons; 7).

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Domestic and family violence protection orders in Australia: an investigation of information-sharing and enforcement with a focus on interstate orders: Final report. / Taylor, Annabel; Ibrahim, Nada; Lovatt, Heather et al.
RP-14.17/3 ed. Mackay, QLD.: Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS), 2017. 132 p. (ANROWS Horizons; No. 7).

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Taylor A, Ibrahim N, Lovatt H, Wakefield S, Cheyne N, Finn K. Domestic and family violence protection orders in Australia: an investigation of information-sharing and enforcement with a focus on interstate orders: Final report. RP-14.17/3 ed. Mackay, QLD.: Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS), 2017. 132 p. (ANROWS Horizons; 7).

Domestic and family violence protection orders in Australia: an investigation of information-sharing and enforcement with a focus on interstate orders: Final report

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