❓ Given that 25 November 2010 sees the launch of the Male Parliamentarians for the Elimination of Violence against Women by the Parliamentary Group on Population and Development, and in relation to Proc
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Given that 25 November 2010 sees the launch of the Male Parliamentarians for the Elimination of Violence against Women by the Parliamentary Group on Population and Development, and in relation to Proceeds of Crime grants and other funding pools within the Attorney General’s agencies and Departments, I ask:
(a) as males are over-represented in the perpetration of violence against women but under-represented in prevention strategies, what funding, and for what projects, is allocated towards preventing male violence against women in Western Australia; and
(b) what future funding related to victims of crime is intended to be devoted to Violence Against Women prevention programmes?
(a) as males are over-represented in the perpetration of violence against women but under-represented in prevention strategies, what funding, and for what projects, is allocated towards preventing male violence against women in Western Australia; and
(b) what future funding related to victims of crime is intended to be devoted to Violence Against Women prevention programmes?
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17 February 2011
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(a) The purposes for which grants may be awarded under the Criminal Property Confiscation Grants Program are prescribed in section 131 (2) of the
Criminal Property Confiscation Act 2000
. These purposes are broadly categorised as drug related, victim support or law enforcement projects focussing on preventative strategies. Support services relating to domestic violence may be represented in any one or all of these categories.
Since the establishment of the grants program in 2002, funding available under this program has never been specifically allocated between the various categories, instead applications for projects that meet one or more of the above purposes and satisfy the program's selection criteria are eligible to be recommended for funding. Consequently, it is impossible to state with certainty the extent to which the funding in the most recent grants round, which went to victims' programs generally, was applied specifically to victims of family violence.
A list of the most recent completed round of grants is available on the Department of the Attorney General website, and includes the funding of several projects which will in the short and long term help to enhance the community response to violence against women.
(b) The Government has identified the delivery of enhanced services to victims of crime, and the reduction of domestic violence, particularly in aboriginal communities, as a key area of focus in coming years.
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Criminal Property Confiscation Act 2000
. These purposes are broadly categorised as drug related, victim support or law enforcement projects focussing on preventative strategies. Support services relating to domestic violence may be represented in any one or all of these categories.
Since the establishment of the grants program in 2002, funding available under this program has never been specifically allocated between the various categories, instead applications for projects that meet one or more of the above purposes and satisfy the program's selection criteria are eligible to be recommended for funding. Consequently, it is impossible to state with certainty the extent to which the funding in the most recent grants round, which went to victims' programs generally, was applied specifically to victims of family violence.
A list of the most recent completed round of grants is available on the Department of the Attorney General website, and includes the funding of several projects which will in the short and long term help to enhance the community response to violence against women.
(b) The Government has identified the delivery of enhanced services to victims of crime, and the reduction of domestic violence, particularly in aboriginal communities, as a key area of focus in coming years.
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