Szabo & Associates News & Updates

An Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) seeks to protect victims of domestic abuse and personal violence from further threats committed by the person the order has been made against.

The NSW government have announced plans to review rentable graves, a proposal which has faced scrutiny after it was introduced in the Cemeteries and Crematoria Act in June.

With the aim to improve on domestic violence (DV) victim protection, NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman has announced the introduction of tougher strangulation laws as part of a DV legislative reform.

The NSW Government have recently introduced a one-year trial of a new road rule which will require motorists to slow down when passing emergency vehicles.

The government recently announced plans to merge the Family Court of Australia into the Federal Circuit Court (FCC) to reduce its growing backlog of family law cases. This merger will lead to significant changes within the Australian Family Law system and has been received with mixed opinions.