Activity details
The Family Violence Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (the Bill) introduced in the Legislative Assembly on 10 February 2022 was debated and passed on 3 August 2022. This Bill aims to ensure family and domestic violence offenders are held to account, to improve access to justice, and to remove trauma for victims involved in court proceedings.
This activity is part of a broader activity to undertake a suite of family, domestic and sexual violence law reforms.
Implementation progress update
The Bill commenced on 17 August 2022. The Bill implements a number of recommendations from the Final Report of the Review of the Family Violence Act 2016 (the Report), which was published in February 2021, as well as introduce other important law reform. The Report provided useful insights including from those who work in the family violence sector and those with lived experience of family violence. The Bill ensures that domestic and family violence offenders are held to account, and helps improve access to justice and remove trauma for victims involved in court proceedings. For more information see Family Violence Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 | Bills.
More information
- Learn about the National Plan to End Violence against women and children 2022-2032.
- Read the First Action Plan 2023-2027.
- Browse the First Action Plan 2023-2027 Activities Addendum update.