Intervention Orders

AR LAW SERVICES: Lawyers & Consultants can assist in applying for an order to keep you safe and to defend you if a malicious order has been taken out against you.

Family Violence Intervention Order:

A family violence intervention order in Victoria is an order of the Court made under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 intended to protect a person from future family violence.

Family violence is behaviour that makes a family member fear for the safety of themselves, their property, or another person or animal. This includes any behaviour that is used to force, control, threaten or dominate a family member, and may amount to physical, emotional, sexual, financial or psychological abuse.

If a child hears or sees family violence they are also covered by the law.

The person protected by the order is called the ‘affected family member’ or the ‘protected person’ and the person the order is against is called the ‘respondent’. If there is an associate of the respondent from whom you also need protection, they are an ‘additional respondent’.

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“White Collar” Crime.

Commercial & Corporate Regulatory Defence Lawyers

AR LAW SERVICES: Lawyers & Consultants can assist if you or your business is in breach of a law or regulation constituting white collar or corporate crime and you need an experienced lawyer to defend you.

Although the terms “White Collar” crime is often used interchangeably with the term corporate crime, it’s important to understand the distinction between the two and what constitutes a “white collar” crime and a corporate crime.

This is particularly true given the legal implications and potential penalties resulting from each will be different.

White collar crime typically refers to a crime involving a business that is committed by an individual, whilst corporate crime usually refers to a corporation involved in illegal activity.

Whilst white collar crime is typically committed by an individual against a corporation or business (often a member of the corporation or business itself), corporate crime is committed by a company against individuals in the company, investors and/or creditors, members of the general public, the environment, and/or governing bodies or agencies.

White collar crimes include but are not limited to:

• Fraud and cyber fraud;
• Bribery, blackmailing and coercion;
• Money laundering;
• Theft
• Obtaining property by deception;
• Obtaining a financial advantage by deception;
• Possessing proceeds of crime intentionally, recklessly or negligently;
• Embezzlement / Misappropriation of assets or funds;
• Identity theft;
• Insurance fraud;
• Tax fraud;

As such White Collar crimes may have been committed on an ongoing basis over a number of months or years, they are often complex and require experienced and knowledgeable lawyers to adequately defend you in court.

Charges stemming from corporate and white collar crimes can involve the police, but are also often investigated and prosecuted by a governmental body, such as the Australian Tax Office (ATO), the Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC), the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), and/or the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

Penalties and sentences for corporate and white collar crimes are serious and can encompass heavy fines; disqualification of relevant licenses or privileges; barring and exclusion from relevant institutions or organisations; and time in jail.

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