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Results for family violence courts (australia)
1 results foundAuthor: Schneller, Edwina Title: Family Violence Courts Summary: In Australia and internationally there is growing recognition of the limitations of the criminal justice system in responding to complex social issues. One response is in the form of the creation of specialist courts. In Australia, there are a range of specialist courts covering: family violence, drug dependent offenders, Indigenous offenders, and mentally impaired offenders. This e-brief looks specifically at specialist family violence courts (FVCs). As background, selected overseas developments are discussed, as are various Australian innovations, including the NSW Domestic Violence Intervention Court Model (DVICM) pilot. A starting point for much of the analysis is the 2010 joint report by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) and NSW Law Reform Commission (NSWLRC), Family Violence–A National Legal Response, (ALRC & NSWLRC's Joint Report). The key recommendation of the Joint Report was that State governments should establish or further develop specialised family violence courts within existing courts in their jurisdictions. In 2010, in response to that report, the former NSW Attorney General, John Hatzistergos, raised the issue of creating specialist FVCs. Mr Hatzistergos and the former Premier, Kristina Keneally, announced that the Government would establish a working group to examine the implementation of FVCs in NSW. Advice received from the Criminal Law Review Division, Department of Attorney General Justice suggests that the working group never eventuated. Details: Sydney, NSW, Australia: NSW Parliamentary Research Service, 2012. 17p. Source: NSW Parliamentary Research Service e-brief: Internet Resource: Accessed June 19, 2012 at http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Prod/parlment/publications.nsf/0/F37538FCF4F02174CA257A14001D3465/$File/Family+Violence+Courts+EBRIEF+12.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Australia URL: http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Prod/parlment/publications.nsf/0/F37538FCF4F02174CA257A14001D3465/$File/Family+Violence+Courts+EBRIEF+12.pdf Shelf Number: 125382 Keywords: Family Violence (Australia)Family Violence Courts (Australia)Problem-Solving Courts (Australia) |