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Family Violence Orders are designed to stop threats, property damage, violence, intimidating behaviour and emotional abuse in the future.

Restraint orders act as a strong warning to stop someone doing something that is harmful to another person. 

The law seeks to support the safety, mental well-being and interests of people affected by family violence, including children who see, hear or are exposed to the effects of violence and abuse.

Child Safety may ask family members and others together to discuss how to keep a kid safe.

Our CLE sessions focus on early prevention to inform and educate our young people and broader community.

Just Healthy Families (JHF) is a Health Justice Partnership that embeds free legal help into health and social service settings with the aim of reducing family violence for all Tasmanians. It is a collaboration between Women’s Legal Service Tasmania (WLST) and Tasmania Legal Aid (TLA) in partnership with the Child Health and Parenting Service (CHAPS),…

The Safe at Home Program is a Tasmanian Government response to family violence. This program involves a range of services working together, to protect and support victims of family violence, including young people and children.

If Child Safety are concerned about a child, they may meet with family and other people to create a plan to keep a child safe.

Online hate can make you feel unsafe, distressed or afraid. If someone is targeting you online because of who you are, there are laws and services that may be able to help.

When a relationship ends there are laws to follow about arrangements for any child under 18.

The law prefers that couples work through all details of their separation without involving the court. However, a court to make a decision separated couples can’t agree.

A person may apply for a grant of legal aid which is used to pay a lawyer to help them with a legal problem.