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Violence Services Partnership
For professionals supporting the
safety of victim survivors in Melbourne's
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Family Violence Intervention Orders

You might find the below information useful if you are intending to apply for a Family Violence Intervention Order.

Magistrate’s Court Family Violence website: a site with information for those applying or responding to a Family Violence Intervention Order.

Steps to Safety
The Eastern Community Legal Centre’s video Steps to Safety outlines the process for getting an intervention order. It is available in six community languages.

Safe at Home: how to get a family violence intervention order
This Victorian Legal Aid brochure is a helpful guide to getting a Family Violence Intervention Order.

How do interim intervention orders work?
This Darebin Community Legal Centre brochure explains how Family Violence Intervention Orders work.

What happens at the first mention, directions hearing and contested hearing?
This Darebin Community Legal Centre brochure outlines the processes you might go through at court when applying for a Family Violence Intervention Order.

I have an intervention order: what next?
This Darebin Community Legal Centre brochure outlines what you need to know once you have a Family Violence Intervention Order.

Applying for an intervention order: City of Yarra residents

City of Yarra residents can now apply for court protection when and where they need to by using the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court online Family Violence Intervention Order application. Easy to use, safe, and password protected. Fill it in in your own time, where and when it’s safest to do so.