What is a protection order and how does it work?

What is a protection order and can it help?

What is a protection order and can it help? Source: E+

SBS News In Depth
View Podcast Series
Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

People affected by domestic or family violence often get protection orders out against the person they're afraid of.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

Zohran Mamdani has won the NY Mayoralty (Getty).jpg
Former schoolteacher Rachel Bos in Canberra (SBS).jpg
OTM - Bitcoins, cryptocurrency.jpg
POL: Logos displayed on smartphones in Poland

Recommended for you

Graphic art of cut-out images of a policewoman and a policeman in uniform superimposed over women in black coverings at a refugee camp
A farmer wearing a cap squats in a freshly tilled field, surrounded by superimposed images of small, diseased potatoes. An inset graphic shows a magnified, colour-enhanced image of potato mop top virus particles.
A pile of Australian $100 banknotes
A collage with a sign that reads “Centrelink“ in the right field, and a woman holding a baby looking sad in the right field. In the foreground is a line graph going up, and some Australian dollars.
Mahmoud Abbas, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are edited onto a scene of rubble and destruction in Gaza.
A homeless woman sits on the ground in front of a man pulling cash out of an ATM.
A couple is seated in a living room, with a woman in a black and red embroidered dress and hijab holding a phone, next to a man in a white t-shirt and dark shorts. They are positioned behind a large platter of baklava and other sweets, with a Palestinian flag visible in the background.
Housing stock

Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News
facebook
X (Twitter)
instagram
youtube
tiktok
rss
Download our apps
SBS News
iOSAndroid
SBS Audio
iOSAndroid
SBS On Demand
iOSAndroid
Listen to our podcasts
SBS News Update
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
SBS News In Depth
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
SBS On the Money
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
SBS News in Easy English
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.
Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch nowOn Demand
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world