Build the contravention analysis from the police brief and the served order
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Set each act alleged in the police brief against the exact words of the condition said to be contravened and against the service or notification record, and draft an internal table showing condition, act, evidence and gap. The lawyer decides whether each element is made out.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer confirms the condition's wording from the sealed order in force on the date, confirms service or notification, and decides whether each element is made out and what the plea will be.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Set each act alleged in the police brief against the exact words of the condition said to be contravened and against the service or notification record, and draft an internal table showing condition, act, evidence and gap. The lawyer decides whether each element is made out. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Take the condition's wording from the sealed order that was in force on the date of the alleged act, not from the application, a later order or the police fact sheet.
- Confirm the respondent had been served or otherwise properly notified before the alleged act; an order made in another jurisdiction is enforceable only once the respondent is notified under the law of the jurisdiction that made it.
- Check whether the conduct alleged falls inside the condition as worded, and check the common exceptions — contact initiated by the protected person, contact permitted by the order, contact through a lawyer, and contact required by a parenting order or a court-ordered arrangement.
- Check whether the same conduct is also charged as a separate offence and whether the charges overlap or are duplicitous on the facts alleged.
- Check whether this scheme prescribes a minimum or presumptive penalty for a contravention involving violence, and whether a prior conviction lifts the maximum, before any plea advice is given.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contravention worksheet: which limb of section 14, if any (NSW AVO) | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Worksheet matching alleged conduct to the order and to section 14(1), (1A) or (1C), including service, the 28-day count, and the exceptions in subsections (2) and (3). |
| National Domestic Violence Order Scheme checklist: recognition, enforcement and variation of interstate and foreign orders | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Checklist for a client protected by, or bound by, a domestic violence order made in another Australian jurisdiction or registered from New Zealand: is it recognised in NSW, is it enforceable, and where to vary or revoke it. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) s 14: Offence of contravening apprehended violence order · 2026-09-27
- Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic) · 2026-09-27
- Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 (Qld) · 2026-09-27
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.