Victim survivors of family violence in Victoria, Australia can now report crimes and seek justice more easily under a new $3.7 billion (US$2.6 billion) systemic reform.
Six years after the Royal Commission into Family Violence, the state government has implemented all 227 recommendations, including amending the Family Violence Protection Act 2008.
Specialist Family Violence Courts and the nation’s first dedicated prevention agency, Respect Victoria, have been established to make the process for survivors seeking justice safer and more efficient.
The way the system responds to family violence has also been fundamentally changed with the rollout of the state-wide Orange Door Network now complete….