In NSW, ADVOs are a specific type of protective order issued when the perpetrator is a family member. What does ADVO stand for?

• A. Adjudicated Domestic Violence Order
• B. Apprehended Domestic Violence Order
• C. Australian Domestic Violence Order
• D. Aggressive Domestic Violence Order

Answer: (B)

ADVO stands for Apprehended Domestic Violence Order. In NSW, this protective order is used to shield someone in a domestic relationship from violence, threats, or intimidation by a family or household member. The word “apprehended” signals a preventive, court-made civil remedy rather than a finding of guilt in a criminal sense. The other options don’t fit because they imply different concepts or scopes (adjudicated suggests after a formal hearing leading to a verdict; Australian would be a national term; aggressive isn’t the terminology used).