Editing Injunction (section)

===Australia===

In the state of [[New South Wales]], a court may grant an apprehended violence order (AVO) to a person who fears violence, harassment, abuse, or [[stalking]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncsmc.org.au/wsas/legal_system/avo_nsw.htm |title=New South Wales – Apprehended Violence Orders |publisher=National Council of Single Mothers and Their Children |access-date=26 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211043943/http://www.ncsmc.org.au/wsas/legal_system/avo_nsw.htm |archive-date=11 February 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The order prohibits the defendant from assaulting, harassing, threatening, stalking, or intimidating the person seeking the order. Other conditions may be included, such as a prohibition against contacting the person or attempting to find the person online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/publications/factsheets-and-resources/apprehended-violence-orders-applicants|title=Are you applying for an AVO?|publisher=Legal Aid New South Wales|access-date=2 August 2016|archive-date=22 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022232546/http://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/publications/factsheets-and-resources/apprehended-violence-orders-applicants|url-status=dead}}</ref> A court may issue the order if it believes a person has reasonable grounds for their fears or has no reasonable grounds for their fears. Non-compliance may result in the imposition of a fine, imprisonment, or both, and deportation.