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ARTICLE · 28 FEBRUARY 2024

Notice from Court Administration Authority: Rectifying errors in intervention order offences – What you need to know

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Many were charged with & found guilty of an offence of breaching s31(1) where they should have been charged with an offence under s31(2).

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The Court Administration Authority (South Australia) has issued a Notice on 23 February 2024 regarding an error that occurred between December 2011 and January 2020 in relation to certain breaches of section 31 of the Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009 (the Act).

What are Intervention Orders and section 31 offences?

An intervention order (also commonly referred to as an AVO, restraining order or a protection order) is a court order that prohibits a person (the defendant) from committing an act of abuse against a protected person.

A person who breaches an intervention order commits an offence under division 1 of Part 5 of the Act with section 31 providing offences for breaching a term of an intervention order.

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