AI Prompt Library

Family Violence Orders prompts for Australian lawyers

These prompts are designed for AU criminal and family lawyers handling family violence orders across the states (AVOs NSW, IVOs Vic, DVOs Qld, ADVOs NT, PSIOs Vic, IVO ACT) and National Recognition. Copy any prompt, replace placeholders with your matter facts, and run it.

In short

A curated library of 25 AI prompts for Australian family violence order practitioners. Each prompt is grounded in state-based family violence legislation (AVO, IVO, DVO, VRO, PSIO) and the National Domestic Violence Order Scheme. Use them with Quillio for applications, responses, variations, and breach matters.

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Research

Research prompts (5)

Research the definition of family violence

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Research the definition of family or domestic violence under [state] family violence legislation. Cover coercive control, economic abuse, and current appellate authority.

Example use: A coercive control allegation in a Victorian IVO application under the FVPA 2008 (Vic).

Research the application threshold

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Research the threshold for making a family violence order in [state]. Cover the balance of probabilities, fear, and protective need test.

Example use: The test under section 16 of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW).

Research the National Recognition scheme

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Research the National Domestic Violence Order Scheme under the state-enacted legislation. Cover interstate recognition, variation jurisdiction, and enforcement.

Example use: A Queensland DVO being enforced and varied in Victoria under National Recognition.

Research family law cross-references

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Research the interaction between state family violence orders and Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) parenting orders. Cover section 68R variation and inconsistency.

Example use: A Victorian IVO with a parenting order for supervised time with a child.

Research breach offences and penalties

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Research breach offences and penalties under [state] family violence legislation. Cover aggravated breaches and sentencing considerations.

Example use: A second breach of a Victorian IVO with recent amendments to section 123.

Drafting

Drafting prompts (5)

Draft an application for a protection order

Prompt

Draft an application for a family violence order in [state]. Applicant: [details]. Respondent: [details]. Grounds: [details]. Include proposed conditions.

Example use: A private application for an AVO in NSW Local Court by an ex-partner seeking no-contact conditions.

Draft a response to an application

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Draft a response to a family violence order application. Respondent: [details]. Grounds of dispute: [details]. Include any cross-application.

Example use: A respondent opposing an AVO application where there are reciprocal allegations.

Draft an application to vary conditions

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Draft an application to vary the conditions of a family violence order. Order: [details]. Proposed variation: [details]. Include the material change in circumstances.

Example use: A variation application to remove a non-contact condition where parties have reconciled with safeguards.

Draft a bail condition overlay

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Draft bail conditions that align with an existing family violence order to avoid inconsistency. Order: [details]. Bail concerns: [details].

Example use: Bail conditions for a respondent charged with an unrelated offence with an existing ADVO.

Draft submissions on sentencing for breach

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Draft submissions on sentencing for a breach of a family violence order in [state]. Facts: [details]. Offender: [details]. Address aggravating and mitigating factors.

Example use: Sentencing submissions for a breach of a Victorian IVO where the contact was by text for a benign purpose.

Review

Review prompts (5)

Review an application for order

Prompt

Review this application for a family violence order. Identify evidentiary strengths, weaknesses, and any possible cross-application.

Example use: An application by a neighbour alleging harassment with limited contemporaneous evidence.

Review supporting affidavit evidence

Prompt

Review this supporting affidavit or statement. Identify inconsistencies, hearsay issues, and any need for additional evidence.

Example use: A police fact sheet with inconsistencies between witnesses on the sequence of events.

Review a parenting order conflict

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Review this family violence order against the existing FLA parenting order for inconsistency. Identify section 68R options and any urgent applications needed.

Example use: An IVO prohibiting all contact while a parenting order allows supervised time.

Review a final order proposal

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Review this proposed final order. Check proportionality, practicality, and any conditions that may cause inadvertent breach.

Example use: A final AVO with a 500m exclusion zone encompassing the respondent's workplace.

Review a bail and FVO interaction

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Review the interaction between bail conditions and the family violence order. Identify any conflicts, gaps, or protective issues.

Example use: A respondent on bail for a separate assault with an existing AVO in favour of the same protected person.

Client comms

Client comms prompts (5)

Explain the application process

Prompt

Draft a plain-English explanation of the [state] family violence order application process from filing to final order. Include timing and the respondent's options.

Example use: For a client making a private application for an AVO in NSW Local Court.

Explain conditions and breaches

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Draft a plain-English letter to a respondent explaining the conditions of a family violence order and the consequences of breach.

Example use: For a respondent who has agreed to an undertaking in lieu of a final order.

Explain interim and urgent orders

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Draft a plain-English explanation of interim or urgent family violence orders in [state], including the ex-parte process and the return date.

Example use: For a protected person seeking an urgent ex-parte order late at night.

Explain the intersection with parenting

Prompt

Draft a plain-English letter about the intersection between a family violence order and parenting arrangements under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth).

Example use: For a client concerned about how an IVO will affect their weekend contact with children.

Letter on consent without admissions

Prompt

Draft a plain-English letter explaining the option of consenting to a family violence order without admissions, including its legal effect.

Example use: For a respondent considering consent to an AVO to avoid a contested hearing.

Strategy

Strategy prompts (5)

Strategy for a contested final hearing

Prompt

Develop a strategy for a contested final family violence order hearing in [state]. Facts: [details]. Identify strongest evidentiary points and cross-examination plan.

Example use: A contested NSW final AVO hearing with CCTV and phone record evidence.

Strategy for a cross-application

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Develop a strategy for a cross-application in a family violence matter. Facts: [details]. Identify protective needs, tactical risks, and likely outcome.

Example use: Both parties alleging family violence with independent witness evidence on each side.

Strategy for interaction with criminal proceedings

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Develop a strategy for managing a family violence order alongside criminal charges from the same facts. Charges: [details]. Address the Evidence Act implications.

Example use: A respondent on a common assault charge with an AVO application from the same incident.

Strategy for breach defence

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Develop a defence strategy for a family violence order breach. Facts: [details]. Identify honest-and-reasonable-mistake, duress, or no-intent defences.

Example use: A breach of a Queensland DVO where the respondent says contact was initiated by the aggrieved.

Strategy for variation or revocation

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Develop a strategy for a variation or revocation application. Order: [details]. Circumstances: [details]. Identify the material change and safeguards.

Example use: A reconciled couple applying to vary an IVO to allow cohabitation with safety conditions.

Use with Quillio

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