Breach (Yolngu Matha)

This audio explains the word breach in Yolngu Matha. Click here for more recordings like this.

breach

This means to break a law, an agreement or an order (rule) made by the court. You breach something when you don’t do what it says.

Domestic Violence Orders. Information for Defendants

This booklet has information about what might happen if you don’t follow a DVO.

What happens if I don’t follow the rules in a DVO?

If you do not follow the rules of a DVO, the police might arrest you or charge you with a breach of DVO, which is a crime. If police charge you with breaching a DVO you will go to court where a judge will decide what will happen. If a judge decides that you broke the...

What are the different kinds of DVOs?

A DVO can have different kinds of rules: Full non-contact: The defendant cannot be near or talk to the protected person. They cannot talk on Facebook, call or send text messages. Non-intoxication: The defendant cannot come near or talk to the protected person when...