Three women's stories reveal a failing justice system plagued by bureaucratic errors, procedural inconsistencies and dysfunction. They sought protection orders from dangerous men but instead felt unsafe, exhausted and re-traumatized.
These three women turned to the justice system to seek protection from dangerous men. Instead, they were left feeling unsafe, exhausted and re-traumatised.
She moved her life thousands of kilometres away to Perth to escape his harassment, but Kate's ex still found a way to contact her.But the peace did not last long. "Unfortunately we cannot accept your form ... once the restraining has been cancelled you will need to apply for another restraining order if you still require protection.Kate couldn't make sense of the system.Kate was told to make a new FVRO application, but without any new evidence of offending, she was told it would likely be unsuccessful.
This time, another magistrate ordered that police contact her husband by "any means necessary" to notify him of the summons."The respondent appears to be deliberately avoiding being served," the judicial support officer said.
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