Separate domestic violence laws recommended by reform body
10 years, 8 months ago

Separate domestic violence laws recommended by reform body

ABC  

New family protection orders for domestic violence victims was one of the key recommendations made to the WA Government to reform the justice system. The Law Reform Commission made 73 recommendations in a report tabled in State Parliament which aims to ensure domestic violence victims are protected by law. One of the commission's key recommendations was the creation of a specific domestic violence protection law, the Family and Domestic Violence Protection Order Act, which would mean family and domestic violence orders would be separated from restraining orders in other contexts. "In particular, a new separate act will permit and promote a clearer and stronger articulation of the distinct legislative objects and principles in relation to family and domestic violence."

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Inquiry calls for nationally consistent rules and better resources for family violence orders
1 month, 1 week ago

Inquiry calls for nationally consistent rules and better resources for family violence orders

ABC  

Protection from family violence is a postcode lottery, and children should be allowed to apply for their own family violence orders, a parliamentary inquiry into the system has found. The parliamentary inquiry into family violence orders said the Australian government must act swiftly to coordinate rules for protection orders across states and territories, finding wide variation across the country is …

Domestic violence victims are still being failed by the system — will a new approach help?
1 year, 6 months ago

Domestic violence victims are still being failed by the system — will a new approach help?

ABC  

How many times have we heard it? "Women have the fundamental right to feel safe in their home," prevention of family and domestic violence minister Sabine Winton told parliament later that day. DV deaths scrutinised Since mid-2012 a little known figure of the government – WA's independent Ombudsman – has been reviewing every family and domestic violence death in the …

Domestic violence offenders targeted under fresh proposed changes to WA firearms laws
1 year, 6 months ago

Domestic violence offenders targeted under fresh proposed changes to WA firearms laws

ABC  

Serious family and domestic violence offenders will be stripped of the ability to own firearms under the latest element of sweeping gun reform by the WA government. Key points: The changes follow a crisis meeting on domestic violence last month Gun owners under violence restraining orders face losing their licence Roger Cook says a domestic violence taskforce will help guide …

Need for change in mindset for better implementation of Domestic Violence Act: women’s panel chief
2 years ago

Need for change in mindset for better implementation of Domestic Violence Act: women’s panel chief

The Hindu  

Kerala Women’s Commission chairperson P. Satheedevi has called for change in public mindset to ensure that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, does not remain on paper and is implemented effectively. She was speaking after inaugurating a seminar on Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005-possibilities and limitations’ for women protection officers and service providers from …

Domestic Abuse Act: we’ve seen cross-party cooperation at its best, now let’s protect migrants
3 years, 10 months ago

Domestic Abuse Act: we’ve seen cross-party cooperation at its best, now let’s protect migrants

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Finally, after years of campaigning and hard work by so many people, …

Domestic violence victims failed by WA court system amid 'horrifying' increase, report finds
4 years, 7 months ago

Domestic violence victims failed by WA court system amid 'horrifying' increase, report finds

ABC  

The Magistrates Court of Western Australia is failing to manage an increasing level of family and domestic violence-related matters, leaving victims exposed at a time when they are most vulnerable, a parliamentary committee has found. Key points: Applications for family violence-related restraining orders are up 38 per cent in two years Aboriginal women are 45 times more likely to be …

Domestic Violence: A Shadow Pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Domestic Violence: A Shadow Pandemic

Live Law  

INTRODUCTION Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women has termed the gender-based violence running parallel to the COVID-19 crisis as a shadow pandemic. Domestic violence inflicted upon women within their households unfolds many repercussions in its victims such as long term mental trauma, serious physical injuries in a time when medical facilities are focused in battling the virus, increased unplanned …

Fighting Violence In Domestic Household Amid Covid-19 Lockdown
4 years, 11 months ago

Fighting Violence In Domestic Household Amid Covid-19 Lockdown

Live Law  

When, at one stance, the India is fighting against deadly pandemic Covid-19 and has entered into Day 21 of it's lockdown, with a possibility of it's further extension, some families at home also, are not at much peace, because of more proximity and less understanding among each other. For the protection of Women from domestic violence, the Domestic Violence Act, …

Domestic Violence: Court Has To Be Prima Facie Satisfied That There Have Been Instances Of Violence Before Issuing Notice In Complaint: SC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 1 month ago

Domestic Violence: Court Has To Be Prima Facie Satisfied That There Have Been Instances Of Violence Before Issuing Notice In Complaint: SC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that, before issuing notice in a complaint alleging Domestic Violence, the court has to be prima facie satisfied that there have been instances of domestic violence.In this case, a wife had made allegations of domestic violence against fourteen persons, including her husband and his parents. The Supreme Court has observed that, before issuing notice in …

Domestic Violence Act for divorced women too: Supreme Court
6 years, 10 months ago

Domestic Violence Act for divorced women too: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Domestic Violence Act — meant to punish men who abuse women in a relationship — extends to all man-woman relationships, and also protects divorced women from their former husbands, the Supreme Court has upheld. A three-judge Bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi and Naveen Sinha confirmed a Rajasthan High Court ruling of 2013 that the term ‘domestic violence’ …

Domestic violence: Law fails to protect women
7 years, 3 months ago

Domestic violence: Law fails to protect women

Deccan Chronicle  

KOZHIKODE: The law introduced to protect women from domestic violence has turned an eyewash because most of the cases prolong for a number of years. According to the data sourced from the women protection office, of the 529 cases received till the end of October this year, only in two cases compensation was ordered. "Like in the case of POCSO, …

75,000 domestic violence cases in three years in Northern Territory: Police Commissioner
8 years, 5 months ago

75,000 domestic violence cases in three years in Northern Territory: Police Commissioner

ABC  

Northern Territory Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw has revealed the depth of the NT's domestic violence problem, saying officers have responded to 75,000 cases in the past three years, with 44 per cent of orders breached by offenders. Key points: One child victim of domestic violence each day in NT 44 per cent of domestic violence orders in NT breached Police …

Domestic violence goes beyond family as a legal and social issue
8 years, 10 months ago

Domestic violence goes beyond family as a legal and social issue

China Daily  

A MAN WAS seen continuously beating a 10-year-old boy in a street in Jiulongpo district, Chongqing, in southwestern China. Domestic violence harms minors physically and mentally and damages the dignity of a family, especially as it is women and children who are the victims. Two factors, however, are evident in almost every case of domestic violence. On March 1, the …

Fact file: Domestic violence in Australia
8 years, 11 months ago

Fact file: Domestic violence in Australia

ABC  

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced at a Council of Australian Governments meeting on April 1 that federal, state and territory leaders will unite to tackle domestic violence at a national summit in October 2016. Ms Batty has also spoken of the "gendered" nature of domestic violence and told the Victorian Parliament in November last year that the statistics showed it …

Domestic violence: How does a magistrate decide who needs protection?
9 years, 9 months ago

Domestic violence: How does a magistrate decide who needs protection?

ABC  

The ABC is invited into a usually closed domestic violence court, and meets a magistrate charged with deciding who is telling the truth. The magistrate, Colin Strofield, tells us later that they both had applications for domestic violence orders against each other. He describes a domestic violence allegation against him as a "total fabrication", saying his former partner hit him …

Court documents show thousands of domestic violence intervention orders being violated
9 years, 11 months ago

Court documents show thousands of domestic violence intervention orders being violated

ABC  

Intervention orders are often the first line of defence for victims of family violence, but court statistics show a large number of them are being violated. "In my experience most of our clients have had their intervention orders breached in some way, whether in person, by text message or by social media," said Janine Mahoney, chief executive of the Safe …

Significant changes to ACT domestic violence laws outlined by Attorney-General Simon Corbell
9 years, 11 months ago

Significant changes to ACT domestic violence laws outlined by Attorney-General Simon Corbell

ABC  

Two major changes to ACT domestic violence laws have been proposed as part of efforts to reduce violence in families at risk. The ACT Government will introduce legislation later this year to include strangulation as an offence and also allow prosecutors to use victims' initial statements to police as evidence. Move to use victims initial statements praised Domestic Violence Prevention …

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