gregstar said:
obviously the case is yet to be put forward - but who's to say he isn't threatening her still? it does happen.
i'm certainly not going to side with one side or the other becasue this type of thing can get messy.
as for the avo - isn't police involvement required for this? otherwise how else is a central record of such matters maintained?
A complaint can be taken out by either the alleged victim or the police.
In this case there is a large timeframe between the alleged incident/s and the complaint. That would almost certainly indicate that the complainant is not a police officer.
It should be noted that even the judiciary have been public in their concerns that a high percentage of AVOs are sought falsely, with the intent being to obtain advantage in matters involving residential care of children (custody).
To grant an application for an AVO, the magistrate need only belive that the complainant has a fear of the respondent (accused).
These are not crimnial matters determined by jurys & the respondent to the application is not protected by the higher onus of rules of evidence.
Take it from me gentlemen make sure you dont end up on the end of a vexatious complaint. All males need to be aware of what can happen to them under these loose, feminist driven, corrupt laws.
