[Clayton Utz] In an Australian first, Victoria Police has served an intervention order using Facebook. The offender had harassed his former partner on the social networking site two days after the expiration of an earlier intervention order.Following the failure of traditional methods of service, the Victorian Police successfully applied to a magistrate for an order for substituted service using Facebook. All relevant information, including the order, extracts, an explanation and contact information, was typed into a private message and delivered to the account used to intimidate the woman. In addition, a constable was videotaped reading out the order as if he was serving the offender and posted the video online.
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