Hon. Alison Xamon asks about the process and timeline for establishing a domestic violence death review board. Hon. Robyn McSweeney outlines the government's plan to hold a forum and develop a report on possible review models.

AnsweredQoN 761Legislative Council
Asked
13 August 2009
Portfolio
Women’s Interests

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITIES REVIEW
I refer to the proposal to establish a permanent domestic violence death review board. (1) What process will the government follow in establishing the board? (2) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY

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This must be my day for questions. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At the annual family and domestic violence memorial march held earlier this year, my representative announced that a forum would be held to explore the introduction of a fatality review in Western Australia. The forum will be held in late November 2009, and bring together key stakeholders in the government and non-government sectors to discuss how a fatality review might best operate in Western Australia. (2) A report on the findings of the forum will be developed, outlining possible fatality review models for consideration by the government. This is an area in which I am particularly interested, because there are too many female fatalities in Western Australia. In one year the number was in the order of 13, which is totally unacceptable. If we can get this review up and running, it would be good.
(1) What process will the government follow in establishing the board? (2) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: This must be my day for questions. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At the annual family and domestic violence memorial march held earlier this year, my representative announced that a forum would be held to explore the introduction of a fatality review in Western Australia. The forum will be held in late November 2009, and bring together key stakeholders in the government and non-government sectors to discuss how a fatality review might best operate in Western Australia. (2) A report on the findings of the forum will be developed, outlining possible fatality review models for consideration by the government. This is an area in which I am particularly interested, because there are too many female fatalities in Western Australia. In one year the number was in the order of 13, which is totally unacceptable. If we can get this review up and running, it would be good.
(2) When will the board be established? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: This must be my day for questions. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At the annual family and domestic violence memorial march held earlier this year, my representative announced that a forum would be held to explore the introduction of a fatality review in Western Australia. The forum will be held in late November 2009, and bring together key stakeholders in the government and non-government sectors to discuss how a fatality review might best operate in Western Australia. (2) A report on the findings of the forum will be developed, outlining possible fatality review models for consideration by the government. This is an area in which I am particularly interested, because there are too many female fatalities in Western Australia. In one year the number was in the order of 13, which is totally unacceptable. If we can get this review up and running, it would be good.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: This must be my day for questions. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At the annual family and domestic violence memorial march held earlier this year, my representative announced that a forum would be held to explore the introduction of a fatality review in Western Australia. The forum will be held in late November 2009, and bring together key stakeholders in the government and non-government sectors to discuss how a fatality review might best operate in Western Australia. (2) A report on the findings of the forum will be developed, outlining possible fatality review models for consideration by the government. This is an area in which I am particularly interested, because there are too many female fatalities in Western Australia. In one year the number was in the order of 13, which is totally unacceptable. If we can get this review up and running, it would be good.
This must be my day for questions. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) At the annual family and domestic violence memorial march held earlier this year, my representative announced that a forum would be held to explore the introduction of a fatality review in Western Australia. The forum will be held in late November 2009, and bring together key stakeholders in the government and non-government sectors to discuss how a fatality review might best operate in Western Australia. (2) A report on the findings of the forum will be developed, outlining possible fatality review models for consideration by the government. This is an area in which I am particularly interested, because there are too many female fatalities in Western Australia. In one year the number was in the order of 13, which is totally unacceptable. If we can get this review up and running, it would be good.
(1) At the annual family and domestic violence memorial march held earlier this year, my representative announced that a forum would be held to explore the introduction of a fatality review in Western Australia. The forum will be held in late November 2009, and bring together key stakeholders in the government and non-government sectors to discuss how a fatality review might best operate in Western Australia. (2) A report on the findings of the forum will be developed, outlining possible fatality review models for consideration by the government. This is an area in which I am particularly interested, because there are too many female fatalities in Western Australia. In one year the number was in the order of 13, which is totally unacceptable. If we can get this review up and running, it would be good.
(2) A report on the findings of the forum will be developed, outlining possible fatality review models for consideration by the government. This is an area in which I am particularly interested, because there are too many female fatalities in Western Australia. In one year the number was in the order of 13, which is totally unacceptable. If we can get this review up and running, it would be good.

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