A respondent in a family violence proceeding who is dissatisfied with having an order made against them has a statutory avenue of appeal to the County Court: Division 9 of Part 4 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008.But that's not the only option. In AB v Magistrates' Court at Heidelberg [2011] VSC 61 the …
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AB & Anor v Magistrates' Court at Heidelberg [2011] VSC 61: judicial review of an intervention order
A respondent in a family violence proceeding who is dissatisfied with having an order made against them has a statutory avenue of appeal to the County Court: Division 9 of Part 4 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008.But that's not the only option. In AB v Magistrates' Court at Heidelberg [2011] VSC 61 the …
Family Violence Bench Book
There has been some information about intervention orders on the Judicial College website for a while.There is a 12-page overview, a summary of important provisions, and some checklists. These have been around since the legislation was overhauled 3 years ago and are useful for practitioners trying to get to grips with the system. Recently the …
Web-based appearances
The Magistrates' Court is about to start staggered listings. It plans to predominantly list criminal or complex cases in the mornings, and traffic and less complex cases in the afternoons.Additionally, all venues of the Court will commence sitting at 9:30 AM.You can read about it here.As part of this change, the Magistrates' Court is also …
The Daily List (aka iKnow when my case is on)
Hat tip to one of my colleagues who mentioned this to me today.I hadn't heard of it — please, don't tell me I'm the last to know? — so figure I should share the info.The Department of Justice has an iPhone/iPad app called The Daily List. It provides access to daily court lists for the …
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