Status:
Finished
Activity details
The Sexual, Family and Personal Violence Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (the Amendment Act) introduced amendments to strengthen protections for victim-survivors of sexual violence, improve family violence and personal violence proceedings and ensure the ongoing protection of protected persons.
Implementation progress update
The ACT Legislative Assembly passed this piece of legislation on 28 August 2024. The Amendment Act introduced various amendments, including to:
- legislate neutral bail presumptions for certain sexual offences
- abolish the offence of aiding and abetting family violence order breaches
- assist in streamlining family protection order proceedings and better supporting parties to applications
- correct an unintended impact on the ability of the prosecution to elect to have certain offences determined summarily in the Magistrates Court.
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.
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