Abstract:
The family court operates under legal provisions relating to the human rights to safety and to natural justice. Psychologists must also be aware of their obligations in relation to these rights when working in this context. When applicants, usually women, seek protection orders these rights become at the forefront of decisions made about their safety and that of their children. In this paper we discuss the issues that have affected the provision of protection orders to women in a large urban area of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
