This Government Response to the Not Now, Not Ever Report details how Government will continue to lead and collaborate in partnership with the community in the short, medium and long term. It recognises that domestic and family violence is a societal issue that requires a whole of community coordinated response. It will require Government’s, businesses’, community groups’ and every Queenslander’s collective efforts to realise the change that is necessary. Together we can achieve the ultimate vision of a Queensland free from domestic and family violence. to end domestic and family violence Queensland’s Journey Now, Not Domestic and Family Violence Report is presented to the Premier, the “Not Ever” Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP February 2015 – What we have done so far Community attitudes and Integrating service responses Strengthening justice system behaviours responses Police Deputy Two additional crises support Developed model for trial of Commissioner appointed shelters announced specialist domestic and family to champion cultural violence Magistrates Court change 15 Community Leader Invested in specialist domestic Commenced new domestic and Roundtables conducted and family violence services family violence court rules under Stronger Families reforms 10 public sector Stocktake of domestic and $1.1M allocated to expand departments signed up to family violence services domestic violence duty lawyer CEO Challenge commenced service QPS Statewide Domestic $1.5M allocated to DVConnect Developed consultation model and Family Violence Womensline of Domestic and Family Coordinator reinstated Violence Death Review and Advisory Board Government Response to the Now, Not report released August 2015 “Not Ever” – Domestic and Family Violence Prevention draft Strategy released for community engagement – August 2015 Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy finalised December 2015 – Priorities for the next 6 months Community attitudes and Integrating service responses Strengthening justice system behaviours responses* Establish Domestic and Develop model for three Review and introduce Family Violence integrated service delivery pilots amendments to Domestic and Prevention Council Family Violence Protection Act Enhance focus on Expand network of integrated Develop amendments to respectful relationships specialist support services criminal laws to provide greater in Queensland schools perpetrator accountability Roll out Constructive Review Police Operational Prepare for trial site in Workforce Culture Manual to prioritise safety of Queensland for national Program for Queensland victims and arrest of perpetrators domestic violence order scheme Public Sector
This Government Response to the Not Now, Not Ever Report details how Government will continue to lead and collaborate in partnership with the community in the short, medium and long term. It recognises that domestic and family violence is a societal issue that requires a whole of community coordinated response. It will require Government’s, businesses’, community groups’ and every Queenslander’s collective efforts to realise the change that is necessary. Together we can achieve the ultimate vision of a Queensland free from domestic and family violence. Queensland’s Journey to end domestic and family violence “Not Now, Not Ever” Domestic and Family Violence Report is presented to the Premier, the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP – February 2015 What we have done so far Community attitudes and behaviours Integrating service responses Strengthening justice system responses Police Deputy Commissioner appointed to champion cultural change Two additional crises support shelters announced Developed model for trial of specialist domestic and family violence Magistrates Court 15 Community Leader Roundtables conducted Invested in specialist domestic and family violence services under Stronger Families reforms Commenced new domestic and family violence court rules 10 public sector departments signed up to CEO Challenge Stocktake of domestic and family violence services commenced $1.1M allocated to expand domestic violence duty lawyer service QPS Statewide Domestic and Family Violence Coordinator reinstated $1.5M allocated to DVConnect Womensline Developed consultation model of Domestic and Family Violence Death Review and Advisory Board Government Response to the “Not Now, Not Ever” report released – August 2015 Domestic and Family Violence Prevention draft Strategy released for community engagement – August 2015 Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy finalised – December 2015 Priorities for the next 6 months Community attitudes and behaviours Integrating service responses Strengthening justice system responses* Establish Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Council Develop model for three integrated service delivery pilots Review and introduce amendments to Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act Enhance focus on respectful relationships in Queensland schools Expand network of integrated specialist support services Develop amendments to criminal laws to provide greater perpetrator accountability Roll out Constructive Workforce Culture Program for Queensland Public Sector Review Police Operational Manual to prioritise safety of victims and arrest of perpetrators Prepare for trial site in Queensland for national domestic violence order scheme
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