In restraining order matters, particularly those involving allegations of family violence, harassment, or personal safety concerns, cross-examination plays a crucial role in testing the...

Family violence is a serious and often hidden issue that can have long-lasting effects on the victims. In Western Australia, the Restraining Orders Act...

In WA, restraining orders are legal orders designed to protect individuals from harm or harassment. Each category of RO is provided for within a...

When parents separate in circumstances where one or both have Family Violence Restraining Orders against the other, one of the most difficult issues they...

The burden of proof is a term that is used often in relation to court proceedings, but difficult to understand in practice. There are...

They say that a good compromise leaves everyone unhappy. That does not always have to be the case. Compromising in Restraining Order matters is...

In 2020, as part of an overhaul of the Family Violence law reform in WA, the Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020 introduced two...

Since the 2016 overhaul of the Restraining Orders Act 1997 (“ROA”) and the introduction of Section 14, the firearms prohibition, the issue of firearms...