---
title: "Build the incident chronology and evidence index for the protection order file"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/build-the-incident-chronology-and-evidence-index-for-the-protection-orde"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A53-X20260927-1"
practice_area: "Family Violence & Protection Orders"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build the incident chronology and evidence index for the protection order file

> From the documents the lawyer has already selected — the police narrative and application, medical records, photographs, message exports, tenancy records and earlier orders — draft a dated chronology with a source…

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Family Violence & Protection Orders](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders.md) |
| Human involvement | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | From the documents the lawyer has already selected — the police narrative and application, medical records, photographs, message exports, tenancy records and earlier orders — draft a dated chronology with a source reference for every entry, and a document index beside it. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer confirms each date and reference against the document itself, decides which incidents fall within the relevant period, and removes anything that may not be used. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer review required**

The responsible lawyer reviews the work against the instructions, sources and intended use.

- What the AI does: From the documents the lawyer has already selected — the police narrative and application, medical records, photographs, message exports, tenancy records and earlier orders — draft a dated chronology with a source reference for every entry, and a document index beside it.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer confirms each date and reference against the document itself, decides which incidents fall within the relevant period, and removes anything that may not be used.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Open each source document and confirm the date, the author and the page reference against the chronology entry; correct any date taken from a file name or from a message timestamp recorded in a different time zone.
2. Check that message and social-media exports are complete and in sequence, and reject any entry resting on a screenshot whose sender or date cannot be established.
3. Check every medical, counselling, child-protection or subpoenaed record in the set for a restriction on its use before it is summarised, and remove what has not been cleared.
4. Confirm no version of the chronology that will be filed or served records the protected person's current address, workplace, school or telephone details.
5. Mark the entries that rest only on the client's recollection so they are not later treated as documented.

## Notes

- 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.

## Sources

- [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080) (checked 2026-09-27)
- [Judicial College of Victoria: Family Violence Bench Book](https://resources.judicialcollege.vic.edu.au/summary/mnc/2023/JCV/Family_Violence_Bench_Book) (checked 2026-09-27)
- [Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 (Qld)](https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2012-005) (checked 2026-09-27)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Incident chronology for an apprehended domestic violence order (NSW s 16)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/advo-incident-chronology.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Chronology of incidents for an ADVO application, with each row tied to a limb of section 16 and the source document. It is an index, not the written statement. |
| [Application for a protection order (Queensland Form DV01)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-qld-dv01-protection-order.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Queensland Form DV01, version 7, first published on 19 December 2025, the application for a protection order under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012. |
| [Family violence restraining order or violence restraining order (WA Magistrates Court information and application): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-wa-fvro.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Magistrates Court of Western Australia information and application for a family violence restraining order or a violence restraining order.… |
| [Application to vary, revoke or extend an apprehended violence order: completion guide and checklist (NSW)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/avo-variation-revocation-extension-application-guide.md) | Court document | Red | Guide to the Local Court application to vary, revoke or extend a final or interim AVO: who may apply, when leave is needed, how to state the grounds and the variation sought, service,… |
| [Intervention order (CourtSA originating application, Form 1OS and Form 7A or 7B): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-sa-intervention.md) | Form | Red | Link to the South Australian intervention order page. A private application is lodged on CourtSA with Form 1OS and a signed and witnessed Form 7A or Form 7B affidavit.… |
| [Family violence order or restraint order (Magistrates Court of Tasmania): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-tas-fvo.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Magistrates Court of Tasmania page for applicants for a family violence order or a restraint order. File the application and five copies.… |
| [Family violence order (ACT Magistrates Court application): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-act-fvo.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the ACT Magistrates Court forms for family violence, personal protection and workplace protection orders, including the private and confidential form and the notice of address for service.… |
| [Application for a domestic violence order (NT Local Court publication PD 5A): completion guide](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/form-nt-dvo.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to the Local Court of the Northern Territory publication Application for a Domestic Violence Order, number PD 5A, dated 26 March 2024. The Word file was not opened.… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-violence-and-protection-orders/build-the-incident-chronology-and-evidence-index-for-the-protection-orde/united-states.md) | Green |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*