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Family Violence – A National Legal Response (ALRC Report 114)
Terms of Reference
List of Participants
- Australian Law Reform Commission
- New South Wales Law Reform Commission
Executive Summary
List of Recommendations
1. Introduction to the Inquiry
2. International and Constitutional Settings —The Context for Reform
3. Framework for Reform
4. Purposes of Laws Relevant to Family Violence
5. A Common Interpretative Framework — Definitions in Family Violence Legislation
6. Other Statutory Definitions of Family Violence
7. Other Aspects of a Common Interpretative Framework
8. Family Violence and the Criminal Law—An Introduction
9. Police and Family Violence
10. Bail and Family Violence
11. Protection Orders and the Criminal Law
12. Breach of Protection Orders
13. Recognising Family Violence in Offences and Sentencing
14. Homicide Defences and Family Relationships in Criminal Laws
15. Family Law Interactions: An Introduction
16. Family Law Interactions: Jurisdiction and Practice of State and Territory Courts
17. Family Law Interactions: Jurisdiction and Practice of Federal Family Courts
18. Evidence of Family Violence
19. The Intersection of Child Protection and Family Laws
20. Family Violence, Child Protection and the Criminal Law
21. Family Dispute Resolution
22. Confidentiality and Admissibility
23. Intersections and Inconsistencies
24. Sexual Assault and Family Violence
25. Sexual Offences
26. Reporting, Prosecution and Pre-trial Processes
27. Evidence in Sexual Assault Proceedings
28. Other Trial Processes
29. Integrated Responses
30. Information Sharing
31. Education and Data Collection
32. Specialisation
Appendix 1. List of Submissions
Appendix 2. List of Agencies, Organisations and Individuals Consulted
Appendix 3. List of Abbreviations
Table of Legislation

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21.10.2010

3. Framework for Reform

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Introduction—the reform challenge
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