Advice for Parties - Intervention Order Notices 15 November 2024 to 5 March 2025

This information is for parties who had a family violence intervention order matter heard at the Children's Court between 15 November 2024 and 5 March 2025.

The Court has identified an issue with the printing of family violence intervention orders, which meant some orders did not include the complete wording of the Court’s orders.

This issue has affected all family violence intervention orders that were printed between 15 November 2024 and 5 March 2025 and includes interim, final, extension/variations of family violence intervention orders.

The order made by the Court is valid, but any copies of the order printed between these dates contains the error and is not a true copy of the order.

On 18 March 2025 the government is introducing legislation to ensure the error does not impact on the protection provided by the orders or on their enforceability.

We acknowledge this may cause concern and apologise for the error. The safety of affected family members and clarity for all court participants has been our priority as we worked to rectify this issue.

If you are an affected family member or a respondent and would like a complete copy of the order, please call the MCV Service Centre on 03 9087 6116 between 9am and 7pm Monday to Friday.