Appendix 4: List of material that informed the review

Legislative approaches to information sharing and risk management

Victoria

• Child Wellbeing and Safety (Information Sharing) Regulations 2018 (Vic)
• Explanatory Memorandum, Family Violence Protection Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2017 (Vic)
• Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic)
• Family Violence Protection (Information Sharing and Risk Management) Regulations 2018 (Vic)
• Victoria, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Assembly, 23 March 2017, 930 (Martin Pakula, Attorney-General)
• Victorian Government, Victorian Government Gazette, No S 445, 25 September 2018, 1

Other jurisdictions

• Children and Community Services Act 2004 (WA)
• Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW)
• Department for Child Protection and Family Support (WA), Western Australian Family and Domestic Violence Common Risk Assessment and Risk Management Framework (2nd edn, 2015)
• Department for Child Protection and Family Support (WA), Working Together for a Better Future for at Risk Children and Families: A Guide on Information Sharing for Government and Non-Government Agencies (updated October 2015)
• Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services (Qld), Domestic and Family Violence: Information Sharing Guidelines (May 2017)
• Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services (Qld), Domestic and Family Violence Services: Practice Principles, Standards and Guidance (July 2020)
• Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (United Kingdom)
• Domestic Abuse: Draft Statutory Guidance Framework (United Kingdom, July 2022)
• Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (NT)
• Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 (Qld)
• Family Violence Act 2004 (Tas)
• Family Violence Act 2016 (ACT)
• Family Violence Act 2018 (New Zealand)
• Ministry of Justice (New Zealand), Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework: A Common Approach to Screening, Assessing and Managing Risk (2017)
• Northern Territory Government, Northern Territory Domestic and Family Violence Information Sharing Guidelines (updated August 2020)
• Northern Territory Government, Northern Territory Domestic and Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework
• NSW Department of Justice, Domestic Violence Information Sharing Protocol (September 2014)
• Office of the Coordinator-General for Family Safety (ACT), ACT Domestic and Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework: Supporting an Integrated Domestic and Family Violence Service System (July 2022)
• South Australia Police, Domestic Violence Disclosure (webpage)

FVISS, CIP and MARAM guidance and resources

• Information Sharing and MARAM Reforms (webpage)
• ISE List (webpage)
• Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner, Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme and Privacy: Guidance for Practitioners (January 2019)
• Victorian Government, Child Information Sharing Scheme Ministerial Guidelines: Guidance for Information Sharing Entities (updated 2021)
• Victorian Government, Embedding Tools into Existing Practices (June 2020)
• Victorian Government, Family Violence Information Sharing Guidelines: Guidance for Information Sharing Entities (updated April 2021)
• Victorian Government, Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework: A Shared Responsibility for Assessing and Managing Family Violence Risk (June 2018)
• Victorian Government, MARAM Alignment Checklist (September 2018)
• Victorian Government, MARAM Alignment Organisation Self-Audit Tool (June 2020)
• Victorian Government, MARAM Framework on a Page (2022)
• Victorian Government, MARAM Practice Guides: Foundation Knowledge Guide: Guidance for Professionals Working With Child or Adult Victim Survivors, and Adults Using Family Violence (February 2021)
• Victorian Government, Summary of the Family Violence Information Sharing Guidelines: Guidance for Information Sharing Entities (updated April 2021)
• Victorian Government, The Central Information Point: Practice Guidance for The Orange Door (August 2022)

MARAM annual reports

Reports tabled in the Victorian Parliament

• Victorian Government, Annual Report on the Implementation of the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework: Victorian Government 2020–21 (report, December 2021)
• Victorian Government, Report on the Implementation of the Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework: 2018–19 Victorian Government (report, February 2020)
• Victorian Government, Report on the Implementation of the Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework: 2019–20 Victorian Government (report, December 2020)

Portfolio minister reports for 2020–21

• Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Services, Report on Implementation of the Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework – MARAM 2020–21 (statement from the minister)
• Minister for Ambulance, MARAM Annual Report 2020/2021 (report)
• Minister for Child Protection, MARAM Annual Report 2020–21 (report)
• Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation, Report on Implementation of the Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework – MARAM 2020–21 (statement from the minister)
• Minister for Crime Prevention, Minister for Corrections, Minister for Youth Justice, and Minister for Victim Support, Report on Implementation of the Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework MARAM 2020–21 (statement from the minister)
• Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers, MARAM Annual Report 2020–21 (report)
• Minister for Health, MARAM Annual Report 2020/2021 (report)
• Minister for Housing, MARAM Annual Report 2020–21 (report)
• Minister for Mental Health, MARAM Annual Report 2020/2021 (report)
• Minister for Multicultural Affairs, MARAM Annual Report 2020–21 (report)
• Minister for Police, Report on Implementation of the Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework 2020–2021 (statement from the minister)
• Minister for Prevention of Family Violence, Portfolio Annual Report: MARAM Implementation 2020–21 (report)

Other information and data

• Cube Group, Process Evaluation of the MARAM Reforms (final report, 26 June 2020)
• Data and information provided to the Monitor by government departments/agencies and other organisations, including:
  • Adult Parole Board
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
  • Department of Health
  • Department of Justice and Community Safety
  • Magistrates’ Court of Victoria
  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital
  • The Royal Women’s Hospital
  • Victoria Police
  • Victoria Legal Aid
  • Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
• Eastern Community Legal Centre, The MARAM Framework and the Legal Assistance Sector (outcomes report)
• Eastern Metropolitan Regional Family Violence Partnership, MARAM Alignment and Systems Integration Survey (report, 2022)
• Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor, Monitoring Victoria’s Family Violence Reforms: Accurate Identification of the Predominant Aggressor (final report, December 2021)
• Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor, Monitoring Victoria’s Family Violence Reforms: Early Identification of Family Violence Within Universal Services (final report, May 2022)
• McCulloch J, et al, Review of the Family Violence Information Sharing Legislative Scheme (final report, 30 May 2022)
• Office of the Public Advocate, Line of Sight: Refocusing Victoria’s Adult Safeguarding Laws and Practices (report, 18 August 2022)
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Abuse and Violence: Working with our Patients in General Practice (The White Book) (5th edn, 13 April 2022)
• Royal Commission into Family Violence: Report and Recommendations (final report, March 2016)
• Victorian Government, Regulatory Impact Statement – Family Violence Protection (Information Sharing) Regulations 2017 (final report, 15 September 2017)
• Victorian Government, Regulatory Impact Statement – Family Violence Protection (Information Sharing and Risk Management) Amendment Regulations 2018 (final report, 8 June 2018)
• Victorian Government, Regulatory Impact Statement – Family Violence Protection (Information Sharing and Risk Management) Amendment Regulations 2020 (final report, 17 October 2019)
• Victorian Government, Victorian Government Response to Review of the Family Violence Information Sharing Legislative Scheme (August 2020)