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Title: Are you an older woman? do you feel safe at home?
About: Available in Chinese, Italian, Macedonian, Portugese
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Title: Domestic violence - Hot Topics series No 66
About: Practical information on how to get an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO), court processes, breaching, varying and revoking an AVO. Provides contact details for legal advice, counselling and court support services.
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Title: Domestic violence: help with going to court
About: Available in Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Greek, Italian, Hindi, Italian, Kurdish, Korean, Kurdish, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Tagalog, Vietnamese
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Title: Domestic violence: you can live without it
About: Available in Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Fijian, Korean, Macedonian, Russian, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Tongan, Turkish, Vietnamese
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Title: Women's Domestic Violence Court Assistance Scheme
About: Available in Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Greek, Hindi, Korean, Kurdish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Tagalog, Vietnamese
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Title: Just a piece of paper: making your AVO work for you
About: Helps women understand their rights and responsibilities once they have obtained an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) with suggestions for making an AVO more effective. It covers police response; the importance of reporting breaches; personal record keeping; aiding and abetting/entrapment; cross AVO's; AVO's and children; AVO's and family law; varying an AVO and following up on police action.
Author: Livermore, Maree,
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Title: Domestic violence - Hot Topics series No 66
About: Practical information on how to get an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO), court processes, breaching, varying and revoking an AVO. Provides contact details for legal advice, counselling and court support services.
Where: Check your public library.
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Title: Domestic violence Chapter 21: The law handbook 11th edition
About: What is domestic violence? Covers the role of police, protection of children, counselling, legal remedies such as apprehended violence orders (AVOs) and apprehended domestic violence orders (ADVOs).
Where: Check your public library.
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Title: Just a piece of paper: making your AVO work for you
About: Helps women understand their rights and responsibilities once they have obtained an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) with suggestions for making an AVO more effective. It covers police response; the importance of reporting breaches; personal record keeping; aiding and abetting/entrapment; cross AVO's; AVO's and children; AVO's and family law; varying an AVO and following up on police action.
Author: Livermore, Maree,
Where: Check your public library.
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