Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Connecting systems, protecting victims: towards vertical coordination of Australia’s response to domestic and family violence
Other Titles:	UNSWLJ Forum
Authors:	Wilcox, Karen
Keywords:	Family law;Interagency work;Parenting;Legal issues;Legislation analysis
Year:	2010
Publisher:	University of New South Wales Law School
Citation:	16 (2), 2010
Notes:	Overview: The domestic violence sector has for some time explored the need for greater multi-agency collaboration and cross-sectoral integration, and many states and territories have developed systems for this. However, for victims of family and domestic violence with children, the impact of integration at a state and territory level (which the author calls ‘horizontal integration’) is significantly mitigated by continuing ‘dis-integration’ between work at this level and federal family law. The author outlines a case for the development of ‘vertical coordination’ across the tiers of Australian federation, with specific emphasis on the agencies within family law sector. The article includes good practice features that might assist in developing a more integrated response to domestic and family violence and a useful summary table of the domestic violence provisions in the Family Law Act.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13979
ISSN:	0313-0096
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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