Web resource:	http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/conferences/2003-abuse/brown.pdf
Type:	Conference Paper
Title:	Project Magellan
Other Titles:	Child sexual abuse : justice response or alternative resolution conference[cut]
Authors:	Brown, Thea
Keywords:	Criminal justice responses;Family law;Legal issues
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Criminology
Notes:	This paper presents the background, implementation and outcomes of Project Magellan. The Project was a pilot programme introduced to two Registries of the Family Court in Victoria, to manage residence and contact disputes where child abuse allegations had been made. As a consequence of its success, the Project became a national programme, except for Western Australia that conducts its own Project Columbus. Some of Project Magellan’s main attributes are: a legal representative for the child; a fixed-time programme; early intervention; use of professional investigators and assessors; and clear information about processes and progress for families. Within the Project scheme, disputes were resolved more quickly, court events fell, children were less distressed, and parents and legal practitioners reported high levels of satisfaction.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/20910
Physical description:	10p
Appears in Collections:	Conference Papers

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