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Penny Newson posted an update in the group
4 months ago
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Yesterday saw some significant announcements from the Premier in relation to DFV.
Please see below response from Hannah Tonkin, NSW Women’s Safety Commissioner and related articles:
Yesterday the NSW Government announced a number of legislative reforms that seek to increase protections for victim-survivors of domestic and family violence. The proposed legislative amendments cover the following:
– Revising the definition of “stalking” to explicitly include monitoring a person’s movements, communications or activities, including by technology. This ensures coverage of conduct such as the use of GPS trackers or the monitoring of a person’s online accounts.
– Introducing two new aggravated offences for breaching an apprehended domestic violence order (ADVO): (i) intentional breach, where a person breaches an ADVO with the intent to cause harm or fear, or knowledge that such fear or harm is likely; and (ii) persistent breach, where a person breaches an ADVO three or more times in a 28 day period.
– Introducing Serious Domestic Abuse Prevention Orders to manage very high-risk offenders, based on Serious Crime Prevention Orders that are used to respond to organised crime.
– Making it easier and safer for a sole parent to change a child’s name, if they have a relevant family law order.The legislation will be introduced to State Parliament later this month.
The Community Council acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past, present, and emerging.
The Central Coast Community Council (CCCC) has been supporting community service organisations since 1993 as a regional organisation to disseminate information and co-ordinate area responses for service providers/groups on the Central Coast.
