A 34-year-old Cowra man has been fined $300 for breaching a prohibition within an AVO against him.
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James Barry Dawson of Darling Avenue was before the court for breaching the prohibition within his AVO prohibiting him from being near the protected person within 12 hours of consuming alcohol.
According to police facts on February 6, Dawson went to a local licensed premises where he consumed two beers.
After returning home around 6pm Dawson informed his victim he would be returning to the premises to meet friends. Around 9.16pm Dawson again returned home.
When he arrived he and his victim became involved in a heated argument about him consuming alcohol. While the victim wasn't threatened, they told police they were scared by the tone of the accused's voice.
The victim then went to another room in the house to make a call telling the other person Dawson needed to be picked up and if he refused the lift the victim would go instead.
Dawson did refuse and told the victim they could not go to the other location.
The victim then informed Dawson they were contacting the police.
While the victim was calling police Dawson left with the other person.
Police attended Darling Avenue and arrested Dawson.
In an interview, he admitted to police he had visited the victim after consuming alcohol and that he had drunk 11 to 13 beers before coming home.
Dawson's solicitor Mr Cunningham told the court that his client hadn't consumed alcohol for eight months prior to the incident and a recent medical diagnosis of a family member had been a catalyst for his drinking.
During sentencing, Magistrate Michael O'Brien said that orders in an AVO needed to be observed.
"From time to time we experience grief and are affected by it, but that doesn't impact on the obligations of an order placed on you," Magistrate O'Brien said.
"It is not acceptable in reacting to a sad event to do something the order says you cannot do."
