Justice and Community Safety Committee is inquiring into a new Bill presented in the Assembly.
| Inquiry status: Completed | Date started: 14 February 2022 | Submissions close: 7 March 2022 | Reporting date: By 14 April 2022 Released on 14 April 2022 |
Justice and Community Safety Committee is inquiring into the Family Violence Legislation Amendment Bill 2022, which was presented by the Attorney-General on 10 February 2022.
It proposes to introduce higher maximum penalties for certain offences when committed in the context of family violence, and make procedural changes to improve access to justice for victim survivors.
Justice and Community Safety Committee will conduct a short inquiry and present recommendations to the Assembly, before the Bill is debated.
The Committee supports the policy intention of the Bill, but sees value in a public discussion about how it would operate in practice.
Closing date for submissions is 5pm on 7 March 2022. The Committee will hold hearings on 18 March 2022, and must report to the Assembly by 14 April 2022.
Click here to read the inquiry's terms of reference.
To have your say, make a submission.
There are few rules for submissions, only that they must be relevant, written and received before the closing date. Include your name, phone number, and postal and email addresses, before sending your submission in either digital or physical form to one of these addresses:
- By email (preferred): LACommitteeJCS@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
Submissions received by the committee may be published online, but personal contact details will be removed.
When you lodge your submission please let us know if you are requesting that:
- your submission be published in full on the website including your name
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- only particular sections of your submission be published and other sections be kept confidential
- all of your submission including your name be kept confidential.
Please note it is the committee’s decision on how to deal with your request.
Closing date for submissions is 5pm on 7 March 2022.
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Terms of reference
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| Terms of Reference |  PDF (153.6 KB) |
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| Submission 2 - ACTCOSS | PDF (368.9 KB) |
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| Submission 1 - Name withheld from publishing | PDF (441.6 KB) |
Public hearings
18 March 2022, 1:15pm - 4:00pm
View current Public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| Answer to QTON 1 - Comparison to other jurisdictions | PDF (241.0 KB) |
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| Report 5 - Inquiry into Family Violence Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 | PDF (435.6 KB) |
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| Report No. 5 of the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety - Inquiry into the Family Violence Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 - Government Response tabled 2 June 2022 | PDF (160.6 KB) |
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| 3. Media release - Report on Family Violence Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (14 April 2022) | PDF (156.5 KB) |
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| 2. Media release - Hearing into the Family Violence Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (18 March 2022) | PDF (184.3 KB) |
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| 1. Media release - Inquiry into new Family Violence Bill. (18 February 2022) | PDF (158.2 KB) |
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