Web resource:	https://www.lrc.justice.wa.gov.au/_files/P104_FDV-DP.pdf
Type:	Electronic publication
Title:	Enhancing family and domestic violence laws
Authors:	Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
Keywords:	Protection orders;Specialist courts;Legislation analysis;Policing;Criminal justice responses;Overview;Policy;Legal issues
Year:	2013
Publisher:	Western Australian Government
Notes:	"Discussion Paper" "Project No. 104" This discussion paper reviews the laws relating to family and domestic violence (FDV) in Western Australia (WA), especially the operation of the Restraining Orders Act 1997:(WA), and whether to separate family and domestic violence orders from that Act. * Overview of the nature and extent of FDV, including major policy initiatives in WA and other Australian jurisdictions * Findings from the WA Law Reform Commission’s public consultations on problems with the legal system’s response to FDV, and key objectives for reform * Operation of the Restraining Orders Act 1997:(WA), including the police response to family and domestic violence * Criminal justice responses to family and domestic violence, including criminal offences, criminal practice and procedure, and specialist family violence courts. * Other legal responses to FDV, including interaction with the Family Court, victim rights, and criminal injuries compensation. The paper contains (at Appendix A) a list of 53 proposals and 29 questions relating to the areas above, including a proposal for enactment of new and separate legislation, to be called the Family and Domestic Violence Protection Order Act:, which would set out a definition of FDV, grounds for making a FDV protection order, court processes, and police powers (Proposal 53).
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21174
ISBN:	9781740350860
Physical description:	208 p.
Appears in Collections:	Online resource

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