{"id":"nsw:sl-2025-0411","name":"Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Regulation 2025","slug":"crimes-domestic-and-personal-violence-regulation-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"411 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173821,"registerId":"nsw-sl-2025-0411-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"pt","sectionType":"part","heading":null,"content":"# pt","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of regulation","content":"#### 1 Name of regulation\n\n1 Name of regulation\n\n> This regulation is the [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Regulation 2025](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2025-0411).","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> This regulation commences on 1 September 2025.\n> \n> Note—\n> \n> This regulation replaces the [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Regulation 2019](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2019-0386), which is repealed on 1 September 2025 by the [Subordinate Legislation Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-146), section 10(2).","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definition","content":"#### 3 Definition\n\n3 Definition\n\n> In this regulation—\n> \n> the Act means the [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080).\n> \n> Note—\n> \n> The Act and the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this regulation.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Records required to be kept","content":"#### 4 Records required to be kept\n\n4 Records required to be kept\n\n> For the Act, section 90D(1), if a person is detained under the Act, Part 11, the police officer detaining the person, or a police officer accompanying that police officer, must create a document recording the following information—\n> \n> > (a) the name and date of birth of the person being detained,\n> \n> > (b) the name and rank of the police officer detaining the person and any accompanying police officer making the record,\n> \n> > (c) the grounds on which the person is detained,\n> \n> > (d) where the person is detained,\n> \n> > (e) the following dates and times in relation to the detention—\n> > \n> > > (i) the date and time the detention commences,\n> > \n> > > (ii) any time taken to transfer the detained person,\n> > \n> > > (iii) the date and time the detention ends,\n> \n> > (f) if the police officer has taken possession of any personal belongings of the detained person following a search of the person—a description of the personal belongings.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Form of application notices for apprehended violence orders","content":"#### 5 Form of application notices for apprehended violence orders\n\n5 Form of application notices for apprehended violence orders\n\n> For the Act, section 50(2)–(4), an application notice for an apprehended personal violence order or an apprehended domestic violence order must be in the form set out in Schedule 1.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Savings","content":"#### 6 Savings\n\n6 Savings\n\n> An act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Regulation 2019](/view/html/repealed/current/sl-2019-0386), had effect under that regulation continues to have effect under this regulation.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Application notices for apprehended violence orders","content":"# Schedule 1 Application notices for apprehended violence orders\n\nSchedule 1 Application notices for apprehended violence orders\n\nsection 5\n\nForm 1 Application for apprehended personal violence order\n\n[Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080)\n\nDetails of the applicant (the person making the application)\n\nName—\n\nPolice application number (if application made by police)—\n\nContact details—\n\nDetails of the protected person or persons (the persons to be protected by the order)\n\nName of first person—\n\nDate of birth/Age—\n\nAddress—\n\nName of any other person—\n\nDate of birth/Age—\n\nAddress—\n\nNote—\n\nThe address at which a protected health care provider resides must not be stated in this application unless the protected health care provider consents to the address being included or, if the application is made by a police officer, the police officer is satisfied that the defendant knows the address. See the [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080), section 44.\n\nDetails of the defendant (the person against whom the order is sought)\n\nName—\n\nDate of birth/Age—\n\nTelephone number—\n\nAddress—\n\nCentral Name Index (if known)—\n\nNOTICE TO APPLICANT\n\nIt is an offence under the [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080), section 49A to make a statement in this application that you know is false or misleading in a significant respect.\n\nThe maximum penalty for that offence is imprisonment for 12 months or a fine of $1,100, or both.\n\nNOTICE TO DEFENDANT\n\nYou are directed to attend the Local Court or Children’s Court of NSW on—\n\nDate—\n\nTime—\n\nat\n\nPlace—\n\nIf you fail to attend, the court may make orders against you or issue a warrant for your arrest to bring you before the court.\n\nReasons for making this application\n\nThe applicant is making an application for an apprehended personal violence order for the following reasons—\n\nFurther information about the relationship between the applicant and the defendant\n\nNote—\n\nIn this section, references to “you” refer to the persons to be protected by the order. This section is not required to be completed if this application is made by the police.\n\n| 1 | Is there an existing commercial relationship between you and the defendant? | Yes □ | No □ |\n|  | If the answer is “Yes”, give details— |  |  |\n| 2 | Do you owe the defendant any money? | Yes □ | No □ |\n|  | If the answer is “Yes”, give details— |  |  |\n| 3 | Do you owe any other financial debt to the defendant? | Yes □ | No □ |\n|  | If the answer is “Yes”, give details— |  |  |\n| 4 | Does the defendant owe you any money? | Yes □ | No □ |\n|  | If the answer is “Yes”, give details— |  |  |\n| 5 | Does the defendant owe any other financial debt to you? | Yes □ | No □ |\n|  | If the answer is “Yes”, give details— |  |  |\n| 6 | Has there ever been a court case or legal proceedings involving you and the defendant? | Yes □ | No □ |\n|  | If the answer is “Yes”, give details— |  |  |\n\nThe applicant asks that the court make the following orders against the defendant for a period of \\[*insert number*\\] months—\n\nThe standard orders that the applicant asks the court to make\n\n| Orders about behaviour |\n| 1 | The defendant must not do any of the following to the protected person(s) or anyone the protected person(s) has a domestic relationship with— |\n|  | (a) | assault or threaten them, |\n|  | (b) | stalk, harass or intimidate them, |\n|  | (c) | intentionally or recklessly destroy or damage any property or harm an animal that belongs to them or is in their possession. |\n\nAdditional orders that the applicant asks the court to make (tick if required)\n\n| Orders about contact |\n| □ 2 | The defendant must not approach or contact the protected person(s) in any way, unless contact is through a lawyer. |\n| □ 3 | The defendant must not approach— |\n|  | □ (a) | the school or any other place the protected person(s) might go to for study, or |\n|  | □ (b) | any place the protected person(s) might go to for childcare, or |\n|  | □ (c) | any other place listed here— |\n| □ 4 | The defendant must not approach or be in the company of the protected person(s) within 12 hours after drinking alcohol or taking illicit drugs. |\n| □ 5 | The defendant must not try to find the protected person(s), except as ordered by a court. |\n| Orders about family law and parenting |\n| 6 | This order is not applicable to apprehended personal violence orders. |\n| Orders about where defendant cannot go |\n| □ 7 | The defendant must not live at— |\n|  | □ (a) | the same address as the protected person(s), or |\n|  | □ (b) | any place listed here— |\n| □ 8 | The defendant must not go into— |\n|  | □ (a) | any place where the protected person(s) lives, or |\n|  | □ (b) | any place where the protected person(s) works, or |\n|  | □ (c) | any place listed here— |\n| □ 9 | The defendant must not go within [insert number] metres of— |\n|  | □ (a) | any place where the protected person(s) lives, or |\n|  | □ (b) | any place where the protected person(s) works, or |\n|  | □ (c) | any place listed here— |\n| Order about weapons |\n| □ 10 | The defendant must not possess any firearms or prohibited weapons. |\n| Other orders |\n| □ 11 | [List other orders]. |\n\nSignature of the applicant—\n\nDate—\n\nForm 2 Application for apprehended domestic violence order\n\n[Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080)\n\nDetails of the applicant (the person making the application)\n\nName—\n\nPolice application number (if application made by police)—\n\nContact details—\n\nDetails of the protected person or persons (the persons to be protected by the order)\n\nName of first person—\n\nDate of birth/Age—\n\nAddress—\n\nRelationship to defendant—\n\nName of any other person—\n\nDate of birth/Age—\n\nAddress—\n\nNote—\n\nThe address at which a protected person resides must not be stated in this application unless the protected person is 16 years of age or more and consents to the address being included or, if the application is made by a police officer, the police officer is satisfied that the defendant knows the address. See the [Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-080), section 43.\n\nDetails of the defendant (the person against whom the order is sought)\n\nName—\n\nDate of birth/Age—\n\nTelephone number—\n\nAddress—\n\nCentral Name Index (if known)—\n\nNOTICE TO DEFENDANT\n\nYou are directed to attend the Local Court or Children’s Court of NSW on—\n\nDate—\n\nTime—\n\nat\n\nPlace—\n\nIf you fail to attend, the court may make orders against you or issue a warrant for your arrest to bring you before the court.\n\nReasons for making this application and the duration sought\n\nThe applicant is seeking an apprehended domestic violence order for a period of \\[*insert number*\\] years.\n\nThe reasons the applicant is making an application for an apprehended domestic violence order and seeks the period specified above are as follows—\n\nFurther information about the relationship between the applicant and the defendant\n\nNote—\n\nIn this section, references to “you” refer to the persons to be protected by the order. This section is not required to be completed if this application is made by the police.\n\n| 1 | Are you currently involved in any legal proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth that may be relevant? | Yes □ | No □ |\n|  | If the answer is “Yes”, give details— |  |  |\n| 2 | Has the court made a property order or are property orders currently being sought under the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth that may be relevant? | Yes □ | No □ |\n|  | If the answer is “Yes”, give details— |  |  |\n| 3 | Has the court made a parenting order under the Family Law Act 1975 of the Commonwealth that affects this application? | Yes □ | No □ |\n|  | If the answer is “Yes”—On what basis was the parenting order made—Why should the court intervene with that parenting order— |  |  |\n\nThe applicant asks that the court make the following orders against the defendant—\n\nThe standard orders that the applicant asks the court to make\n\n| Orders about behaviour |\n| 1 | The defendant must not do any of the following to the protected person(s) or anyone the protected person(s) has a domestic relationship with— |\n|  | (a) | assault or threaten them, |\n|  | (b) | stalk, harass or intimidate them, |\n|  | (c) | intentionally or recklessly destroy or damage any property or harm an animal that belongs to them or is in their possession. |\n\nAdditional orders that the applicant asks the court to make (tick if required)\n\n| Orders about contact |\n| □ 2 | The defendant must not approach or contact the protected person(s) in any way, unless contact is through a lawyer. |\n| □ 3 | The defendant must not approach— |\n|  | □ (a) | the school or any other place the protected person(s) might go to for study, or |\n|  | □ (b) | any place the protected person(s) might go to for childcare, or |\n|  | □ (c) | any other place listed here— |\n| □ 4 | The defendant must not approach or be in the company of the protected person(s) within 12 hours after drinking alcohol or taking illicit drugs. |\n| □ 5 | The defendant must not try to find the protected person(s), except as ordered by a court. |\n| Orders about family law and parenting |\n| □ 6 | The defendant must not approach or contact the protected person(s) in any way, unless contact is— |\n|  | □ (a) | through a lawyer, or |\n|  | □ (b) | to attend accredited or court-approved counselling, mediation or conciliation, or |\n|  | □ (c) | ordered by this court or another court about contact with the child/children, or |\n|  | □ (d) | as agreed in writing between the defendant and the parent(s) about contact with the child/children, or |\n|  | □ (e) | as agreed in writing between the defendant, the parent(s) and the person with parental responsibility for the child/children about contact with the child/children.Note—Order 6(e) is an alternative to order 6(d). |\n| Orders about where defendant cannot go |\n| □ 7 | The defendant must not live at— |\n|  | □ (a) | the same address as the protected person(s), or |\n|  | □ (b) | any place listed here— |\n| □ 8 | The defendant must not go into— |\n|  | □ (a) | any place where the protected person(s) lives, or |\n|  | □ (b) | any place where the protected person(s) works, or |\n|  | □ (c) | any place listed here— |\n| □ 9 | The defendant must not go within [insert number] metres of— |\n|  | □ (a) | any place where the protected person(s) lives, or |\n|  | □ (b) | any place where the protected person(s) works, or |\n|  | □ (c) | any place listed here— |\n| Order about weapons |\n| □ 10 | The defendant must not possess any firearms or prohibited weapons. |\n| Other orders |\n| □ 11 | [List other orders]. |\n\nSignature of the applicant—\n\nDate—","sortOrder":7}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation maintains the same scope as its 2019 predecessor. It continues to perform the standard subsidiary function of prescribing forms and administrative procedures for the primary Act. There is no evidence of scope creep; the document is a routine re-enactment with updated commencement dates and presumably minor form adjustments."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('the Act') in the interpretation section","Straightforward operational provisions with minimal conditional logic","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond basic references to the parent Act","Length is moderate but consists largely of schedule forms (boilerplate document templates)","Simple savings provision (section 6) with no temporal or transitional complexity","Prescriptive form-based structure reduces interpretive ambiguity"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets out the practical details for how police and courts handle domestic and personal violence cases in New South Wales. It replaces an older 2019 regulation and does three main things:\n\n**1. Police record-keeping when someone is detained**\nWhen police detain someone under domestic violence laws, they must create a document recording key details: who is being detained, which officers are involved, why the detention is happening, where it's taking place, and the exact times the detention starts and ends. If they search the person and take any belongings, those must be listed too.\n\n**2. Standard forms for violence order applications**\nThe regulation includes the official forms people must use when applying for an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO). There are two types:\n- **Apprehended Personal Violence Orders** – for protection from someone you don't have a domestic relationship with (neighbours, colleagues, acquaintances)\n- **Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders** – for protection from family members, partners, or ex-partners\n\nThe forms collect details about the people involved, the reasons for seeking protection, and what restrictions the applicant wants placed on the defendant (such as no contact, staying away from certain places, or surrendering weapons).\n\n**3. Continuity of existing matters**\nAnything that was legally valid under the old 2019 regulation remains valid under this new one—cases don't get disrupted just because the regulation changed.\n\n**Why this matters:** These rules ensure consistent, transparent handling of violence cases. The detention records protect both police and detained persons by creating an official paper trail. The standardised forms help courts process applications efficiently while ensuring applicants understand the legal consequences of false statements (up to 12 months imprisonment)."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation replaces the 2019 regulation (s2) and expressly preserves previously effective acts, matters or things (s6). The text confines itself to procedural requirements (police records, standard application forms and notices) and does not, on its face, expand or narrow the substantive scope of powers or orders set out in the principal Act."},"complexity_factors":["Short, procedural instrument largely composed of templates (Schedule 1) rather than novel legal tests.","Cross-references to the principal Act and Interpretation Act for definitions and operative meaning (see s3 and form notes).","Specific operational obligation on police to record defined detention information (s4) — creates modest administrative burden and evidentiary requirement.","Prescribed form content includes confidentiality/address-consent rules and statutory warning about false statements — impacts applicant behaviour and potential criminal exposure (Forms, notices).","Commencement and savings clauses (ss2, 6) affect transition from the 2019 regulation but do not add layered regulatory regimes."],"plain_english_summary":"Commencing 1 Sept 2025, this regulation updates procedures under the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007: police must create a specified detention record when detaining a person (s4), the regulation prescribes standard application forms for apprehended personal and domestic violence orders (s5, Sch 1), and preserves effects of the repealed 2019 regulation (s6). It affects police (record-keeping and address-disclosure decisions), applicants and defendants (use of prescribed forms and statutory warnings), and courts (processing standardised applications)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based solely on the available text, there is no evidence of scope change from the original intent. The regulation appears to operate within the established framework of the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007. However, because the substantive provisions of the regulation were not included in the provided text, a definitive assessment of scope change is not possible."},"complexity_factors":["The actual substantive content of the regulation was not provided — only metadata, navigation elements, and status information are present in the supplied text","Without the operative provisions (the actual rules), complexity cannot be fully assessed — the score reflects only what is available","Regulations under the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act can involve procedurally complex court and policing frameworks, but none of that content is visible here","The staged repeal mechanism under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 adds a minor layer of administrative complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation made under the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 sets out the practical rules and procedures for domestic and personal-violence protections in NSW, affecting victims, respondents, police, courts and legal practitioners. The supplied text didn’t include the regulation’s substantive provisions, so its specific requirements can’t be assessed here. It commenced 15 August 2025 and is due to be repealed 1 September 2030."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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