--- title: "Private ADVO application and applicant's written statement (NSW Local Court): completion guide" url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/advo-private-application-statement" type: "precedent" site: "AI Law Framework" id: "a53-advo-private-application-statement" area_id: "A53" kind: "court-document" ai_level: "red" version: 1 law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-17" --- # Private ADVO application and applicant's written statement (NSW Local Court): completion guide > Guide 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… Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/advo-private-application-statement Law stated as at: 2026-10-17 Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt Guide 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. ## Key facts - Kind: Court document. A document filed or served in a court or tribunal. - Practice area: [Family Violence & Protection Orders](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders.md) - Jurisdictions: New South Wales - AI level: Red. Keep AI out of the decisive steps. A lawyer does the work. - Law stated as at: 2026-10-17 - Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-17 against the official form at localcourt.nsw.gov.au and the 7 authorities it cites, for New South Wales. ## When to use it Use when acting for a person seeking an ADVO where police have not applied. If the person in need of protection is a child under 16, only police can apply. Where there is immediate danger, police (000) come first. ## How AI may be used Lawyer-led. The written statement is the applicant's own evidence and the Local Court has adopted SC Gen 23, which bars Gen AI from generating or rephrasing it. AI may only index annexures and check the lawyer's draft against source documents. **AI may:** - Index annexures and exhibits and list any document the draft refers to that is not annexed - List facts in the lawyer's draft that have no source in the proofing note or documents - Check the statement against the practice note's form requirements and the timetable dates **AI must not:** - Must not write, complete, smooth or rephrase any part of the applicant's statement (SC Gen 23 para 12) - Must not enter the protected person's address, intended address, workplace, children's schools or safety plan into any AI tool - Must not fill gaps in the applicant's account from police material - Must not draft non-standard conditions **The lawyer checks:** - The statement is in the applicant's words and contains the SC Gen 23 para 13 disclosure - No residential address appears in the application unless s 43 permits it - Conditions sought are necessary for safety and fit the s 35 list - Interaction with any family law orders, criminal charges or cross-applications ## Authorities - [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) ss 16, 17 (when an ADVO may be made; matters to consider)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080) - [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) ss 35, 36 (prohibitions and restrictions; mandatory prohibitions)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080) - [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) ss 43, 45 (protected person's address not stated; publication of children's names)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080) - [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) ss 48, 49 (who may apply; when police must apply)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080) - [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) ss 79A, 79B, 99, 99A (duration; indefinite orders; costs)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080) - [Local Court of NSW, Practice Note – Domestic and Personal Violence Proceedings (commenced 4 May 2026), Parts 10 and 12](https://localcourt.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/ctsd/localcourt/documents/practice-notes/domestic-and-personal-violence-proceedings/Local_Court_Domestic_and_Personal_Violence_Proceedings_Practice_Note_-_With_Annexures_-_Commences_4_May_2026.pdf) - [Local Court of NSW, Practice Note – Generative Artificial Intelligence (commenced 12 January 2026), adopting Supreme Court Practice Note SC Gen 23 paras 9A, 12, 13](https://localcourt.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/dcj/ctsd/localcourt/documents/practice-notes/other/Practice_Note_Generative_Artificial_Intelligence_Commences_12.01.26.pdf) ## Official form [Official form](https://localcourt.nsw.gov.au/about-us/jurisdictions0/apprehended-violence-orders.html) ## Where this comes from The official form is published by localcourt.nsw.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-17. ## Full text and drafting notes The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-violence-and-protection-orders/advo-private-application-statement and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm. *Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*