JUSTICE RESPONSES TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE – ISSUES PAPER 49 The work of Relationships Australia

Recommendation 14 That the Commission engage with the Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court to canvass in more detail the design and rollout of specialist lists. [...] RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FROM THE ISSUES PAPER REPORTING Question 3 How can accessing the justice system and reporting be made easier for victim survivors? What would make the process of seeking information and help, and reporting, better? You might consider the kind of information given to victim survivors, the confidentiality of the process, and the requirements of particular groups in the communi. [...] Responses to misuse of systems and processes cannot be confined to consideration of what happens in legal proceedings before the court and in the court room, but must also encompass conduct outside the court, that is connected to the matter. [...] It is not sufficient to afford safety to victim/survivors of sexual violence whose perpetrators, like those of DFV, enjoy a wide choice of weapons to perpetuate their abuse not only at the Bar Table and in the court room, but in the carparks, corridors and waiting rooms of courts and other agencies of government. [...] Relationships Australia recommends that the Commission engage with the Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court to canvass in more detail the design and rollout of specialist lists.