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Report of the Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor - As at 1 November 2019

This report focuses on Specialist Family Violence Courts, the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework, The Orange Door, perpetrator accountability and the voices of victim survivors.

Date:
18 Feb 2020

  • Family violence services and support

    Support if you have experienced violence or sexual assault and require immediate or ongoing assistance.

  • Aboriginal Acknowledgement

    The Victorian Government proudly acknowledges Victorian Aboriginal people as the first peoples and Traditional Owners and custodians of the land and water on which we rely.

  • Foreword

    Jan was appointed by the Premier of Victoria on 1 August 2019 as the independent statutory officer.

  • Introduction

    This is a report on monitoring of the Victorian Government’s implementation of family violence reforms as at 1 November 2019.

  • Context

    The Royal Commission into Family Violence (the Royal Commission) handed down its report and recommendations at the end of March 2016.

  • Specialist Family Violence Courts

    The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria has had a range of ‘specialist’ family violence powers, functions and services operating for many years at some of its nearly 60 court locations.

  • Multi-Agency Risk and Management Framework (MARAM)

    Risk assessment, in a family violence context, is a complex, comprehensive, ongoing and dynamic process that should inform everything from screening to response and ongoing management.

  • Perpetrator accountability

    The Royal Commission made eight recommendations about increasing the accountability of perpetrators of family violence.

  • The Orange Door

    The Royal Commission recommended that 17 Support and Safety Hubs (‘the Hubs’) be established, one in each of DHHS’ geographic areas, to improve the experience of people seeking family violence service

  • Voices of victim survivors

    The Royal Commission recommended that the voices of victim survivors are heard and inform both policy development and service planning.

  • Whole-of-reform matters

    Monitoring during the period to 1 November 2019 identified some matters which apply across multiple areas of the reform.

  • Glossary

    Glossary of terms used in this report.

  • Appendix 1: Monitoring approach in 2018–19

    Role, values and selection of priority areas by the Monitor.

  • Appendix 2: Stakeholder consultations in 2018-19 monitoring period

    The Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor would like to thank the following organisations, committees and stakeholders for their time.

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