Services for Victims of Family Violence Brochure - text version

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.

Family violence is any of the following types of conduct, committed by a person directly or indirectly* against that person’s spouse or partner:

• assault (including sexual assault)
• threats
• coercion
• intimidation
• verbal abuse
• abduction
• stalking
• economic abuse
• emotional abuse
• breaching any existing orders relating to Family violence

* indirectly means to ask another person to do these things. It may even include a person who is restrained from contacting the victim, instead contacting the victim’s family or friends and threatening or harassing them.

Tasmania Legal Aid is included in the Safe at Home Program and have lawyers available to provide legal advice and assistance to victims of family violence

Those services may include:

• Explaining how to take out a Family Violence Order
• Assisting in completing applications for a Family Violence Order and representing you in Court
• Advising what Family Violence Orders mean and how they affect you
• Advice in terms of Family Violence Orders and arrangements in respect of children or property
• Advice and assistance in relation to applications to extend, vary or revoke existing Family Violence Orders or Police Family Violence Orders
• General advice about Family Law matters, especially where children live and time with others
• Assistance in applying for a grant of Legal Aid in relation to Family Law matters
• Assistance in respect of finding out or explaining criminal charges the offender may be facing and the likely result
• Where Police are making an application for a Police Family Violence Order, assistance working with the Police to achieve the outcome you want.

• Contact arrangements for children & parents
• Advice regarding property
• Referral to accommodation services
• Advice regarding legal proceedings
• Advice about collecting any belongings from the family home
• Advice about how to financially support yourself including Centrelink Child Support & other services

Court Support & Liaison Services
Victims Assistance Unit

Department of Justice
Ph: 1300 663 773 (toll free)

Family Violence Counselling & Support Service
Ph: 1800 608 122 (freecall)

Family Violence Response & Referral
Line
Ph: 1800 633 937 (freecall 24hrs)

Safe Choices: 1800 806 189 (freecall)

We have offices in Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie.

To make an appointment with the Safe at Home Lawyer phone: 1300 366 611.