Executive Director, New Zealand To examine the New Zealand A close assessment of NZ’s Community (NZ) system, particularly in approach to integrated Operations and relation to disaster response departmental service delivery post Strategy and planning and integrated the Christchurch earthquakes. Key of government’ lessons from the assessment are ‘whole service delivery, to identify being considered in the Victorian key lessons for Victoria. context to bolster the work of the Better Services Implementation Taskforce and the department’s red tape reduction program. Courts and Tribunal Services Manager, Family New Zealand To examine the New Zealand A briefing was provided to the Violence Programs (NZ) system to identify Executive Director, Courts and the and Initiatives unit practices or lessons that Magistrates’ Court Executive could be adopted in Victoria Group. This led to a subsequent to help address demand visit by an expanded group from pressures within the family within the Magistrates’ Court and violence jurisdiction. Courts and Tribunals Unit. Manager, Specialist New Zealand To assess the New Zealand A close assessment of the practice, Courts and Court (NZ) system’s (court/ procedure and legislation of NZ Support Services legislative) response to family and that jurisdiction’s approach to violence and the NZ District managing family violence Court’s management of proceedings. The visit will inform criminal and protection systems reform for Victoria as the proceedings arising from courts and government consider family violence. ways to address rising demand in this area. Program Manager, New Zealand To further develop the link Knowledge of drugs court Drug Court of between Victoria and New operations was shared and gained. Victoria Zealand Drug Courts and to This knowledge will be used to consolidate lessons from drug improve the management of the court experts from across the Drug Court of Victoria. world. 2 x Clinical Advisors, New Zealand To attend the Australian and Information was shared between Assessment and New Zealand Association of the attendees and international Referral Court List Psychiatry, Psychology and experts at the conference. This Law (ANZAPPL) and Royal information was brought back and Australian and New Zealand shared with staff from the College of Psychiatrist’s Magistrates’ Court of Victoria. (Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry) joint conference titled and Punishment “Crime the Rising Punitiveness” Strategic Policy and Legislation Assistant Director, New Zealand To assess the New Zealand A close assessment of the practice, Criminal Law Policy (NZ) system’s (court/ procedure and legislation of NZ legislative) response to family and that jurisdiction’s approach to violence and the NZ District managing family violence Court’s management of proceedings. The visit will inform criminal and protection systems reform for Victoria as the
Executive Director, Community Operations and Strategy New Zealand To examine the New Zealand (NZ) system, particularly in relation to disaster response and planning and integrated ‘whole of government’ service delivery, to identify key lessons for Victoria. A close assessment of NZ’s approach to integrated service delivery post the Christchurch earthquakes. Key lessons from the assessment are being considered in the Victorian context to bolster the work of the Better Services Implementation Taskforce and the department’s red tape reduction program. Courts and Tribunal Services Manager, Family Violence Programs and Initiatives unit New Zealand To examine the New Zealand (NZ) system to identify practices or lessons that could be adopted in Victoria to help address demand pressures within the family violence jurisdiction. A briefing was provided to the Executive Director, Courts and the Magistrates’ Court Executive Group. This led to a subsequent visit by an expanded group from within the Magistrates’ Court and Courts and Tribunals Unit. Manager, Specialist Courts and Court Support Services New Zealand To assess the New Zealand (NZ) system’s (court/ legislative) response to family violence and the NZ District Court’s management of criminal and protection proceedings arising from family violence. A close assessment of the practice, procedure and legislation of NZ and that jurisdiction’s approach to managing family violence proceedings. The visit will inform systems reform for Victoria as the courts and government consider ways to address rising demand in this area. Program Manager, Drug Court of Victoria New Zealand To further develop the link between Victoria and New Zealand Drug Courts and to consolidate lessons from drug court experts from across the world. Knowledge of drugs court operations was shared and gained. This knowledge will be used to improve the management of the Drug Court of Victoria. 2 x Clinical Advisors, Assessment and Referral Court List New Zealand To attend the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (ANZAPPL) and Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrist’s (Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry) joint conference titled “Crime and Punishment the Rising Punitiveness” Information was shared between the attendees and international experts at the conference. This information was brought back and shared with staff from the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria. Strategic Policy and Legislation Assistant Director, Criminal Law Policy New Zealand To assess the New Zealand (NZ) system’s (court/ legislative) response to family violence and the NZ District Court’s management of criminal and protection A close assessment of the practice, procedure and legislation of NZ and that jurisdiction’s approach to managing family violence proceedings. The visit will inform systems reform for Victoria as the departmental
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