NSW Domestic Violence and Jail?

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kayla

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18 February 2015
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Me and my partner have a court case in a few days for a domestic violence incident.
He threw my phone against the wall and it bounced and hit me in the head.
I believe that it was not intentional that it hit me.
We have had a few domestic violence issues in the past.
I have asked a few people if he will go to jail for this and received different answers. Please help.
 

ClareB

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4 February 2015
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If the police made the application for the AVO, you will need to talk to the police prosecutor about withdrawing the application. You may need to provide written reasons for withdrawing the AVO. If the prosecutor agrees with you, they may apply to the court to withdraw the application.

This of course, is assuming that the police made the application for the AVO.

Otherwise, if you made the application for the AVO yourself, you can ask the court to withdraw your application - again, you may need to provide written reasons.
 

kayla

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18 February 2015
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Yes the police made the application for the avo. Thank you for the info. He won't go to jail over this though will he
 

Do I need a Lawyer

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21 January 2015
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If it is an avo only then he won't go to gaol as it is a quasi-criminal matter - in fact it is a civil matter really. The only reason he may face custody is if he breaches (or has breached) an avo.