Web resource:	http://www.adfvc.unsw.edu.au/RR_docs/Hovane_DV_legislation.pdf
Type:	Electronic publication
Title:	Family and Domestic Violence Amendment Act 2004 : getting the framework right : changes and background [presentation]
Authors:	Hovane, Michael
Keywords:	Legislation analysis;Protection orders;Child protection;Legal issues
Year:	2005
Publisher:	Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse, UNSW
Notes:	PowerPoint? presentation made to the Women’s Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services WA on 14 January 2005 Presentation looks at the major changes to the Western Australian Restraining Orders Act 1997:which took effect from 1 December 2004. Provides background to clarify why certain changes were made and also explores how clients might be affected by the amendments. The Act now distinguishes between domestic and non-domestic situations, the former having broader grounds for granting a violence restraining order (VRO), and the test for a VRO (domestic and non-domestic) is discussed. New legislation also contains a number of child-focused provisions including a requirement that the court consider the need to protect children from family and domestic violence and that oral evidence from a child to the court be given by video link, with the child being allowed the company of a support person. Also discusses new sections dealing with victim support and safety and procedural fairness.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21329
Physical description:	26 colour slides
Appears in Collections:	Online resource

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