• When you move, you need to notify Vic Roads within 14 days to change both your licence, and vehicle registration. A way around this could be to give the address of a friend or a parent for your vehicle registration.
• Arrange for a 'stop' to be put on your VicRoads file. You apply at the local police station, stating that you could be in danger and that you want extra protection on your file. The police will write a letter saying what information you would like kept confidential. Any enquiries about your file will then be directed to the police station you had contact with.
• In certain instances the courts or a report by an inspector or above, can order that a persons address be hidden on all Vic Roads and Police records for a short period of time.
• Sell your car and buy another if feasible.
• If you wanted to re-register your car, which is just changing your registration plate at Vic Roads, it will cost you $22.
• If you go interstate then have your plates changed (interstate plates are very obvious)
• If you are being followed drive directly to the nearest police station.
• Don't always drive the same way home.
• Put the car away immediately you get home, out of sight if possible.

COMPUTERS:

• Most services, businesses, and government departments, store their information about customers on computers. In general, most of these organizations are bound by company policy to respect the privacy of that information. However many systems are far from fool-proof. Therefore, you may want to consider requesting extra security for personal information, changing the name, address and phone number on their records. If information is given out complain to the services manager, you can also make a complaint if information is given out.

COURT PROCEEDINGS:

• If you have to attend court and are concerned for your safety, you can ring the court to ask them what security and support they can offer you (if need be you can attend a court outside your area). Most Magistrates Courts are located near Police Stations. There is a door person (police officer) on duty at the court from 9.30am so you can arrange for them to escort you from the building. You can also request a police officer to escort you from the station to the court building. It can also be arranged that they stay with you until the end of the case, and escort you to your car or the police station after the court case.
• If you are attending court with a worker or friend who is unknown to your partner, they may agree to go into the court building before you, to establish if and/or where your partner is located, and where the police are located. At other courts there are police units available who will be able to assist you to be safe at court.
• If attending the Ballarat Courthouse, you can wait in the Court Network Offices for more (but not complete) privacy and safety.