NSW Police have withdrawn an AVO application against Nova Breakfast Radio presenter Tim Blackwell at Newtown Court.

Paul FC McGirr has blasted the police case that led to an interim apprehended violence order against the Nova radio star, claiming the allegations were so weak that “common sense” ultimately forced authorities to abandon the matter.

“The circumstances around it were he was driving to work near where she lived, and the other allegation was that he was staying in the same town she was staying in with his new partner,” Mr McGirr said.

“There were no threats, no violence. The whole thing is ridiculous.”

“For him to have had an interim AVO hanging over his head until December is crazy,” he said. “Thank goodness common sense prevailed.

“The fact was he was on his way to work.”

Mr McGirr went on to criticise the broader use of apprehended violence orders, claiming police were too quick to seek them without sufficient investigation.

He also claimed some family law practitioners were encouraging clients to pursue AVO applications for strategic reasons.

“Unfortunately with a lot of these matters, in my experience — and I am not talking about this specific example — I am finding family court lawyers are telling their clients to go and get an AVO and try and get a breach and it is a real problem the courts are coming across.”