Professor Rosalind F Croucher Commissioner

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The Family Violence Inquiry – the ALRC/NSWLRC brief. Professor Rosalind F Croucher Commissioner. Family violence narratives. Family violence narratives. Violence denial. Violence denial. Cycle of violence. Terms of Reference. Reducing Violence against Women and their Children. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Professor Rosalind F Croucher

Commissioner

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The Hon R McClelland MP

Attorney-General

Terms of referenceReducing Violence against

Women and their Children

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Interaction in practice

Impact of inconsistent

interpretation or

application

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Time for Action: The National Council’s Plan for Australia to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, 2009-2021 March 2009

Domestic Violence Laws in Australia, AGS

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• Multi-disciplinary training package

• National guidelines for family law system professionals

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April 1999

by a working group of Clth, State and Territory officials.

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Family violence – federal family courts

Improvements

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Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental

Responsibility) Act 2006

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Standing Committee of Attorneys General (SCAG)

• Model provisions– sexual assault communications immunity– vulnerable witness protection

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Family Law Council

• Family Law and Child Protection, 2002

• Feb 2006 – TOR on Violence and the FL Act

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2020

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I swear:never to commit violence against women,never to excuse violence against women, andnever to remain silent about violence against women.This is my oath.

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Child sexual abuse

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Child sexual abuse

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Family Violence

Consultation document

Family Violence

Consultation document

NSWLRCExpert Forums

NSWLRCExpert Forums

Family Violence

Report

Family Violence

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Consultations

Advisory consultation meetings

Advisory consultation meetings

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For information about ALRC work, copies of speeches and presentations

• ALRC website – all papers, reports available online (free): www.alrc.gov.au• Email: info@alrc.gov.au

• GPO Box 3708, Sydney 2001