Has anyone here had personal experience with taking out a restraining order against someone who is driving you nuts? What are the pros and cons of taking this action?
Just don’t read his posts.
>>Just don’t read his posts.
PWM sound advise, but it’s nobody from any Forum, just somebody with physical and mental medical problems, who continually ‘phones me up and asks my advise, and rejects outright any thing I have to say.
Peak Warming Man said:
Just don’t read his posts.
LOL :)
You need an actual reason for a restraining order. Them driving you nuts isn’t good enough. You’re likely to be told, just don’t answer the phone.
D A, thankyou, so let all my calls go through to the answering machine?
Or get a phone with caller ID so you know who it is before you answer.
bob(from black rock) said:
>>Just don’t read his posts.PWM sound advise, but it’s nobody from any Forum, just somebody with physical and mental medical problems, who continually ‘phones me up and asks my advise, and rejects outright any thing I have to say.
Maybe just start telling him “I don’t know” rather than offer any advice.
>>Or get a phone with caller ID so you know who it is before you answer.
I can let it go to the answering M/C and hear who is leaving a message, perhaps try that first, thanks for your comments.
bob(from black rock) said:
>>Or get a phone with caller ID so you know who it is before you answer.I can let it go to the answering M/C and hear who is leaving a message, perhaps try that first, thanks for your comments.
If it’s important, they’ll ring again. I hear a lot of people say they miss things when they screen calls through an answering machine but if the person actually wanted to talk, they’d leave a message… None of this being reachable anywhere nonsense :P
>>Maybe just start telling him “I don’t know” rather than offer any advice.
p_p that doesn’t stop her
if i were you the first stop would be some legal aid centre or some solicitor
Restraining Orders
If someone is violent towards you, threatens you or your property, harasses or intimidates you and you are concerned that it will continue and put you at risk, you can apply to have a restraining order taken out against them.
A restraining order makes it against the law for that person to come near you or your property. A restraining order also makes it illegal for the person to use other people to contact you or to try other means of contact, for example, SMS messages, mail, emails. These are breaches of the restraining order and the person can be charged by the police with a criminal offence. If this happens the court will deal with the person.
A restraining order is designed to prevent acts of physical violence and stop threats in the future. It is an order of the court requiring a person to behave in certain ways and is worded to fit each particular circumstance.
The ‘applicant’ is the person applying for a restraining order. The ‘respondent’ is the person against whom the order is made.
There are two types of restraining orders:
•violence restraining orders
•misconduct order
An application for either type of order can be made by:
•a police officer on behalf of a person or a group
•a person seeking protection
•a parent or guardian of a child
•a guardian of a person.
Applications for either type of order can be made at a Magistrates Court or, if the respondent is a juvenile, a parent or authorised person must assist the child to make an application to the Children’s Court. Courts are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm.
In crisis situations, police can issue 24 or 72 hour police orders.
To request that police make an application on your behalf, telephone 131 444. Call 000 for emergencies.
The Family Violence Service or your local Victim Support Service office can help with information regarding taking out a restraining order.
For legal advice or assistance, contact your solicitor, the Legal Aid Domestic Violence Unit on (08) 9261 6254 or 9261 6320, your nearest Community Legal Centre, Aboriginal Legal Service or Women’s Legal Service.
just hang up the phone when you hear their voice
Divine Angel said:
You need an actual reason for a restraining order. Them driving you nuts isn’t good enough. You’re likely to be told, just don’t answer the phone.
its harassment
wookie, thankyou,
cheers, bob.
I’m pretty sure you can have an incoming call block from a number you nominate to Telstra. If the person tries to ring you, they get a message that says “This number is not available from your phone” or similar.
Rule 303 said:
I’m pretty sure you can have an incoming call block from a number you nominate to Telstra. If the person tries to ring you, they get a message that says “This number is not available from your phone” or similar.
oh right
i always wondered why most of my calls end this way
Rule 303 said:
I’m pretty sure you can have an incoming call block from a number you nominate to Telstra. If the person tries to ring you, they get a message that says “This number is not available from your phone” or similar.
Many moons ago I spoke to Telstra about a nuisance caller who was upsetting the wife, someone we knew obviously. It was a rigmarole to have it traced but the Telstra person said next time they ring, answer the phone but dont hang up, and leave it off the hook for as long as you can as it tied up their phone line as well. It seemed to work but apparently you cant do it anymore.
Skunkworks said:
Rule 303 said:I’m pretty sure you can have an incoming call block from a number you nominate to Telstra. If the person tries to ring you, they get a message that says “This number is not available from your phone” or similar.
Many moons ago I spoke to Telstra about a nuisance caller who was upsetting the wife, someone we knew obviously. It was a rigmarole to have it traced but the Telstra person said next time they ring, answer the phone but dont hang up, and leave it off the hook for as long as you can as it tied up their phone line as well. It seemed to work but apparently you cant do it anymore.
i’m fairly sure that this would come under a restraining order
making contact with someone a court has told you to leave alone is a big no no.
another little known thing about restraining orders is that they show up on police background checks if you want base cards etc. if you’ve been served with an AVO say good bye to your gun collection
i’ve always wondered if it wouldn’t be a bad idea studying law.
wookiemeister said:
another little known thing about restraining orders is that they show up on police background checks if you want base cards etc. if you’ve been served with an AVO say good bye to your gun collection
You also get discharged from the military, (unless there is a damned good reason why you should be retained), AVO means no access to firearms.
Skunkworks said:
wookiemeister said:another little known thing about restraining orders is that they show up on police background checks if you want base cards etc. if you’ve been served with an AVO say good bye to your gun collection
You also get discharged from the military, (unless there is a damned good reason why you should be retained), AVO means no access to firearms.
you could always work as one of the civillians contracted out to do the real work i suppose