In this Daze in Court episode, Foley's List barristers Rohan Hoult and Harriet Geddes unpack how the new amendments to family violence laws are reshaping intervention order matters, with risk assessments now central to the process. They discuss the importance of identifying the allegations, understanding the risks alleged, and the critical coordination needed between the Family Court and the Magistrates’ Court.

Rohan Hoult is a former Senior Judicial Registrar of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, who returned to the Bar in 2023. He has over 35 years’ experience practicing exclusively in family law. Rohan’s extensive practice has included significant trial and appellate work, complex child and property matters, and experience in Magellan cases. He is also an AIFLAM Nationally Accredited Mediator.

Harriet Geddes regularly appears in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia and the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria and accepts briefs to appear in all matters relating to family law. Prior to coming to the bar, Harriet was a Senior Associate at a leading specialist family law firm where she had carriage of complex parenting matters, including international relocations and parental alienation, and property matters, including matters involving high-net worth individuals, third party property rights, spousal maintenance and jurisdictional threshold issues. 

Episode Length: ~60 Minutes 
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