The Efficacy of Family Protection Orders in Papua New Guinea: The Applicants’ Perspective

Judy Putt; Lindy Kanan

doi:10.1177/10778012251351912

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The Efficacy of Family Protection Orders in Papua New Guinea: The Applicants’ Perspective

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The Efficacy of Family Protection Orders in Papua New Guinea: The Applicants’ Perspective

Judy Putt and Lindy Kanan

Violence Against Women, Vol.32(6-7), pp.1966-1987

2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251351912

PMID: 40567158

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Abstract

domestic violence

protection orders

safety

Family protection orders were introduced into Papua New Guinea (PNG) in 2014. This paper reports on the findings from a study that examined the uptake, implementation, and efficacy of the orders, in a pluralistic and diverse country where domestic, family, and sexual violence is widespread. Adopting a safety-first and collaborative approach, the mixed methods study included more than 200 interviews with 118 order applicants in seven locations across PNG. The results were promising, with an increasing number of survivors applying for orders until the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted justice services. The paper argues that although based on an externally developed model of intervention from high-income countries, the protection order regime in PNG is worthy of further consolidation and expansion.

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Title: The Efficacy of Family Protection Orders in Papua New Guinea: The Applicants’ Perspective
Authors: Judy Putt (Corresponding Author) - Australian National University
Lindy Kanan - Australian National University
Publication details: Violence Against Women, Vol.32(6-7), pp.1966-1987
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Date published: 2026
DOI: 10.1177/10778012251351912
ISSN: 1552-8448
PMID: 40567158
Copyright note: © The Author(s) 2025. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Grant note: The research project was supported by the government of Australia in partnership with the government of Papua New Guinea as part of the Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development Program, the Justice Services and Stability for Development Program and the Pacific Research Program.
Organisation Unit: School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991144109302621
Output Type: Journal article

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