Checklist · Family Violence & Protection Orders
Contravention worksheet: which limb of section 14, if any (NSW AVO)
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).
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- Australia, New South Wales
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the authority it cites, for Australia and New South Wales.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when police or a protected person report a possible breach of a New South Wales apprehended violence order, before anyone advises on plea or charge.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may line up the condition, the alleged conduct and the dates from the brief. The lawyer decides the offence and the advice.
AI may
- Quote the condition from the served order into one column and the alleged conduct from the brief into another
- Count dated alleged contraventions in the 28 days before the latest one and list them
- Note whether the brief states the defendant was served or was in court when the order was made
AI must not
- Must not say which subsection is proved or advise a plea
- Must not describe subsection (9), which was not read
- Must not draft the facts sheet or the defence statement
The lawyer checks
- The order in the worksheet is the order that was in force, and the condition allegedly breached is quoted from it
- Knowledge, service or presence (subsection (2)), and the exceptions in subsection (3), are each addressed
- A subsection (1C) charge is checked against two other knowing contraventions within the 28 days immediately before, and against the reasonable-person test
- The protected person is not treated as a party to an offence of aiding a contravention (subsection (7))
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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