Precedents: Family Violence & Protection Orders
7 starting-point precedents for this area. Each one names the law it rests on and says how far AI may help.
- Precedents in this area
- 7
- Full text
- For signed-in accounts
- Newest law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Guidance for this area
- Tasks and AI use in Family Violence & Protection Orders
| Precedent | Kind | Where it applies | AI use | Law stated as at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private ADVO application and applicant's written statement (NSW Local Court): completion guideGuide to making a private apprehended domestic violence order application in NSW and preparing the applicant's written statement, covering the legal test, conditions, address protection, the 2026 practice note and the Gen AI rules. | Court document | New South Wales | Red | 17 October 2026 |
| Family violence intervention order application (Victoria, FVIO1 or online): completion guideGuide to applying for a family violence intervention order in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria online or on Form FVIO1, including the legal test, conditions, the declaration of truth and safe handling of information. | Court document | Victoria | Red | 17 October 2026 |
| Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk (Federal Circuit and Family Court): completion guideGuide to the mandatory Notice filed with any parenting application, response or consent application: when it is required, the supporting affidavit, mandatory reporting to child welfare authorities, service and safety. | Court document | Australia, Commonwealth | Red | 17 October 2026 |
| Client safety screening and safety planning checklist for family violence mattersLawyer's checklist for screening family violence risk at intake and through the matter, making a safe communication and document plan, and referring to specialist services. It supports, and does not replace, specialist risk assessment. | Checklist | Australia, New South Wales, Victoria | Red | 17 October 2026 |
| Technology-facilitated abuse and deepfake evidence preservation checklistChecklist for safely identifying, preserving and reporting technology-facilitated abuse, including AI-generated intimate images, cloned voices and spoofed messages, so the material can support eSafety reports, police complaints and court orders. | Checklist | Australia, Commonwealth, New South Wales | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Firm protocol: using AI in family violence matters (address protection and client safety)Internal protocol setting what information may never enter AI tools in family violence matters, which tasks AI may assist with and under what controls, how sworn statements are protected, and how to check outgoing documents for location leaks. | Policy | Australia, New South Wales, Commonwealth | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Letter of advice to a defendant on an ADVO: options, consenting without admissions and consequences (NSW)Advice letter to a defendant served with an ADVO application in NSW, explaining the options, what consenting without admissions means, the conditions, and the consequences for firearms, family law, employment and breach. | Letter | New South Wales | Red | 17 October 2026 |
AI use levels: Green means AI can do most of the drafting and a lawyer reviews it. Yellow means AI helps in set ways and a lawyer checks specific points. Red means a lawyer does the work and AI stays out of the decisive steps.