4533.0 - Directory of Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence Statistics, 2018  
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NEW SOUTH WALES APPREHENDED VIOLENCE ORDER DATABASE

DASHBOARD METADATA

Collection Type
  • Administrative by-product
Geographic Coverage
  • New South Wales
  • Local Government Area
Frequency
  • Quarterly
Data Availability
  • Detailed publication / report publicly available
  • Data cubes / spreadsheets publicly available

CONTACT DETAILS

Data custodian: New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
Telephone: (02) 8346 1100
Email: bcsr@justice.nsw.gov.au
Web Address: http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/

DESCRIPTION

In New South Wales, Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs) are granted in the Local Court under the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007. AVOs are legal orders which aim to protect individuals from violence, threats and harassment. There are two types of AVOs:
  • Domestic (ADVOs); and
  • Personal (APVOs)

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection commenced: 2013
Break in series: None
Other details:

COLLECTION METHODOLOGY

Details on all ADVOs are extracted from the New South Wales Police Computerised Operational Policing System (COPS) database.

SCOPE AND COVERAGE

Adults within New South Wales that were victims of violence, threats or harassment who had been granted an AVO against a perpetrator; and perpetrators of violence, threats or harassment who have had an AVO taken out against them.

DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic violence-related AVO (ADVO) data is published in this dataset. ADVOs are made by the court to protect individuals from violence, threats and harassment from a spouse, de facto partner, ex-partner, family member, carer or person living in the same household.

DEFINITION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE

N/A

DATA AVAILABILITY AND DISSEMINATION

Data tables and research reports:

https://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Pages/bocsar_pages/Apprehended-Violence-Orders-.aspx

PUBLICATIONS

Breach rate of Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders in NSW

Who goes to prison for breaching an apprehended domestic violence order? An analysis of police narratives

HOW THE STATISTICAL COLLECTION INFORMS NATIONAL DATA INITIATIVES

This section provides an overview of if/how the statistical collection informs or aligns with key initiatives relating to family, domestic, and sexual violence statistics. These assessments are not an ABS endorsement or indication of data quality, but are intended to assist readers in determining whether the data will meet their data needs.

Relationship to 'Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence'

The summary table below is designed to indicate whether the data source informs the six statistical elements outlined in Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2013 (cat. no. 4529.0).

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

STATISTICAL ELEMENTS
DATA AVAILABILITY
Context
FDV
Environmental factors
FDV
Psycho-social factors
FDV
Risk
Community prevalence
Community incidence
Incident/Experience
FDV
Characteristics of incident
FDV
Responses
FDV
Formal responses
Informal responses
FDV
Impacts/Outcomes
FDV
Programs, Research, and Evaluation
FDV

Relationship to the 'Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence'

The three tables below provide an indication of which data items can be informed by the data source. The data items have been conceptually grouped into the key information units - Person, Event, and Transaction - as described in the Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and, Sexual Violence, 2014 (cat. no. 4529.0.00.003).

PERSON

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS
DATA AVAILABILITY
Victim/Respondent
Perpetrator
Socio-demographic
FDV
FDV
Sex
FDV
FDV
Age
FDV
FDV
Indigenous status
FDV
FDV
Cultural and linguistic diversity
Marital status
Disability status
Employment status
Educational attainment
Socioeconomic status
Mental health
Other

EVENT

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS
DATA AVAILABILITY
Location
FDV
Home/residential location
FDV
Workplace/place of study
FDV
Public transport
FDV
At a place of entertainment or recreation
FDV
Other public place
FDV
Other
FDV
Relationship
FDV
Current partner/spouse
FDV
Previous partner/spouse
FDV
Boyfriend/girlfriend/date
Parent
FDV
Child
FDV
Sibling
FDV
Other relative/family member
Other known person
Stranger
Other
Other characteristics
FDV
Weapon use
Alcohol/other substance involved
FDV
Physical injuries sustained
Hospitalisation
Other

TRANSACTION

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS
DATA AVAILABILITY
Detection and prosecution
FDV
Police
FDV
Courts
Corrections
Other
Formal support
Police
Doctor/other health professional
Counsellor/social worker/mental health professional
Legal/financial service
Refuge/shelter/resource centre
Government housing/community services
Other
Informal support
Friend/family member
Pastoral care
Helpline
Other