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Apprehended violence orders

​​Reference received: 27 March 2002

Report

Report 103: Apprehended Violence Orders [PDF, 1Mb], October 2003

Tabled in parliament: 24 June 2004

Judicial citation: R v Hamid [2006] NSWCCA 302 at para 87​ 

​Legislative action: Crimes A​mendment (Apprehended Violence) Act 2006​​

Discussion paper

​Discussion Paper 45:​ Apprehended Violence Orders: Part 15A of the Crimes Act, November 2002

Terms of reference

In accordance with section 562Z of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) the Commission is to review Part 15A of that Act to determine whether the policy objectives of the Part remain valid, and whether the terms of the Part remain appropriate for securing those objectives.