EAS Legal recently represented a woman at the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court in relation to a Personal Safety Intervention Order (PSIO) application.
The Intervention Order was having a significant impact on our client’s everyday life. Importantly, the conditions of the order prohibited her from attending her workplace, creating serious consequences for her employment and livelihood while the proceedings remained ongoing.
Our Intervention Order team carefully reviewed the application, the allegations made against our client and the practical effect of the conditions that had been imposed.
Following detailed preparation, our lawyers advanced submissions addressing the basis for the application and why the Intervention Order should not continue against our client.
Following those submissions, the Personal Safety Intervention Order application was withdrawn at the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court.
The withdrawal brought the Intervention Order proceedings to an end and, critically for our client, meant that the restrictions preventing her from attending her workplace were no longer in place. Our client was able to return to work.
For our client, this was about much more than simply bringing Court proceedings to an end. The Intervention Order had directly affected her ability to work and go about her ordinary life. Its withdrawal provided both legal certainty and an important practical outcome.
Personal Safety Intervention Orders can have significant consequences even before a matter reaches a final hearing. Conditions may affect where a person can live, work and attend, making early and strategic legal advice particularly important.
At EAS Legal, we regularly represent both Applicants and Respondents in Personal Safety and Family Violence Intervention Order proceedings throughout Victoria.
