You might have heard people talking about a good behaviour bond.
A good behaviour bond can be used by a Magistrate when dealing the matters relating to crime. A good behaviour bond is a promise by the guilty person that no further crimes will be committed and sometimes requires a sum of money to be paid. A good behaviour bond may also carry with it a conviction on the person’s criminal history.

Domestic Violence Orders and applications do not operate in the criminal sphere. You may hear people say Domestic Violence is a civil matter, this is true in so far as a Domestic Violence Order will not appear on someone’s criminal history, and the application for an order is exactly that, an application – there is no charge or indictment. It is only when a person contravenes (breaches) a Domestic Violence Order that the matter then enters the criminal sphere, as an order of a court has been breached.

Because Domestic Violence does not operate in the criminal sphere and the idea of a Domestic Violence Order is protect you from further acts of domestic violence and not punish the other person, the punishments available to the magistrate for criminal offenses are not available for Domestic Violence Orders.

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