❓ Question regarding the Minister's support for and action on the Senate Committee's recommendation to harmonise domestic violence order legislation to explicitly recognise dowry abuse as family violence or economic abuse. The response indicates a review is underway.
AnsweredQoN 2079Legislative Council
Asked
9 April 2019
Member
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
QuestionView source ↗
I
refer to Recommendation 2 of the Practice of dowry and the incidence of dowry
abuse in Australia inquiry report by the Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, regarding the harmonisation of domestic violence order
legislation to explicitly recognise dowry abuse as family violence or economic
abuse, and I ask: (a) does
the Minister support this recommendation; (b) if
no to (a), why not; (c) if
yes to (a), has any work begun to action the Committee’s recommendations; and (d) if
yes to (b), what work has been undertaken?
refer to Recommendation 2 of the Practice of dowry and the incidence of dowry
abuse in Australia inquiry report by the Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, regarding the harmonisation of domestic violence order
legislation to explicitly recognise dowry abuse as family violence or economic
abuse, and I ask: (a) does
the Minister support this recommendation; (b) if
no to (a), why not; (c) if
yes to (a), has any work begun to action the Committee’s recommendations; and (d) if
yes to (b), what work has been undertaken?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 June 2019
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
15 days
(a-d) The Department of Communities and the Department of Justice are currently reviewing the work of the Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee to increase understanding about the incidence of dowry abuse in Australia, and the recommendations from the inquiry report.
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