MOJ0648_About-Family-Violence-and-Protection-Orders_booklet_JUN21_WEB.pdf [pdf, 346 KB]
About Family Violence and Protection Orders Family Violence and Protection Orders If you or your children experience family violence, you can apply for a Protection Order. This is a legal document to stop the person who was violent hurting you or contacting you. If you feel you’re in danger now, call Police on 111. What’s family violence? Family violence is violence that happens within families/ whānau or close personal relationships. Family violence can be hurting someone physic...