Co-location of State and Territory child protection and other officials in Family Law Court Registries
Open via Department of Social Services: National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children website.
This initiative has funded the co-location of 16 child protection officials and 6 policing officials at family law court registries until 30 June 2025. It’s intended outcomes include:
The intended outcomes of this program include:
- a more coordinated response to family safety issues (demonstrated in part by the sharing of data relating to information or intervention requests in matters where child abuse is suspected or alleged)
- judicial officers being able to make decisions with full knowledge of prior involvement by child protection and law enforcement agencies
- strengthened judicial decision-making, with family safety risks identified and addressed earlier in family law proceedings
- improved inter-jurisdictional understanding and cooperation, leading to better information sharing practices.
