There’s no absolute law stopping Australian police from lying or bluffing during an interview, but under the Evidence Act, an admission obtained through a false statement police knew, or should have known, was false can be ruled improperly obtained and excluded from evidence.
Applying for an intervention order in Victoria means lodging an application, either online for an FVIO or in person with an affidavit for a PSIO, after which the court can grant an interim order for immediate protection while police serve the respondent and a final hearing is listed.
Victoria doesn’t have AVOs, that’s New South Wales terminology. Victoria uses intervention orders instead, split into a Family Violence Intervention Order (FVIO) for family relationships and a Personal Safety Intervention Order (PSIO) for everyone else.
Careless driving is judged objectively, whether a reasonable, prudent driver would have acted differently, and carries fines up to 25 penalty units. Dangerous driving requires proof the manner of driving was inherently unsafe to the public, and carries up to 240 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment, plus mandatory licence disqualification.
Victoria’s anti-hoon laws let police impound or immobilise a vehicle on the spot for up to 30 days for a first hoon offence. A magistrate can order impoundment or immobilisation for up to 3 months for a second offence within six years, and a third offence within that period opens the door to permanent forfeiture.
