Domestic Violence Lawyers in Brisbane

Do you need domestic violence lawyers in Brisbane? We regularly assist clients in matters involving domestic violence, both in taking steps to protect an aggrieved party and in responding to an application against a respondent party.

In Queensland, applications for Protection Orders are heard in the Magistrates Court. Although there are certain avenues available in the Commonwealth family law jurisdiction to protect a litigant, however, it can be more expeditious to deal with such matters in the Magistrates Court.

There are a range of orders that can be sought and made to protect someone, their children, their family members, and their associates in domestic violence proceedings. In addition to the mandatory conditions (such as being of good behaviour and not committing domestic violence), an aggrieved (or the applicant) can seek specific conditions such as:

• Prohibiting the respondent from remaining at, entering, or attempting to enter or approaching certain premises (such as where aggrieved lives or works)
• Prohibiting the respondent from approaching and/or contacting the aggrieved
• Prohibiting the respondent from asking someone to contact the aggrieved
• Prohibiting the respondent’s presence at or in a place associated with any child (such as a school or daycare)
• Prohibiting the respondent from trying to locate or asking someone else to locate the aggrieved
• Recovering essential property
• Prohibiting other conduct or behaviour on the part of the respondent