❓ Hon Giz Watson questions the Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs about the removal of a victim support worker position from a non-government agency at the Joondalup Family Violence Court and seeks assurance of future collaboration between government and non-government agencies in addressing domestic violence. The Minister responds by citing an evaluation report and the establishment of a family violence coordinating committee.
AnsweredQoN 1310Legislative Council
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JOONDALUP FAMILY VIOLENCE COURT, VICTIM SUPPORT UNIT
I refer to the funding of a non-government agency by the Department of Justice to provide a victim support worker to the Joondalup Family Violence Court. (1) Why has the minister removed this position from the non-government sector? (2) How will the minister ensure that there is collaboration between the Government and non-government agencies in the area of domestic violence in the future? Hon TOM STEPHENS
I refer to the funding of a non-government agency by the Department of Justice to provide a victim support worker to the Joondalup Family Violence Court. (1) Why has the minister removed this position from the non-government sector? (2) How will the minister ensure that there is collaboration between the Government and non-government agencies in the area of domestic violence in the future? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs provides the following response - (1) The Government has endorsed the recommendations of the evaluation of the Joondalup Family Violence Court, which include locating the victim support position within the victim support service of the court services division of the Department of Justice. The evaluation report states that the work undertaken by this worker is within the parameters of the victim support service and the position will be able to access professional supervision, practice direction and staff support services in the VSS. (2) A family violence coordinating committee is being established by the Government. Its membership will include senior executives from relevant government departments, representatives from the peak non-government agencies as well as an indigenous person and a person from the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia.
(1) Why has the minister removed this position from the non-government sector? (2) How will the minister ensure that there is collaboration between the Government and non-government agencies in the area of domestic violence in the future? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs provides the following response - (1) The Government has endorsed the recommendations of the evaluation of the Joondalup Family Violence Court, which include locating the victim support position within the victim support service of the court services division of the Department of Justice. The evaluation report states that the work undertaken by this worker is within the parameters of the victim support service and the position will be able to access professional supervision, practice direction and staff support services in the VSS. (2) A family violence coordinating committee is being established by the Government. Its membership will include senior executives from relevant government departments, representatives from the peak non-government agencies as well as an indigenous person and a person from the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia.
(2) How will the minister ensure that there is collaboration between the Government and non-government agencies in the area of domestic violence in the future? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs provides the following response - (1) The Government has endorsed the recommendations of the evaluation of the Joondalup Family Violence Court, which include locating the victim support position within the victim support service of the court services division of the Department of Justice. The evaluation report states that the work undertaken by this worker is within the parameters of the victim support service and the position will be able to access professional supervision, practice direction and staff support services in the VSS. (2) A family violence coordinating committee is being established by the Government. Its membership will include senior executives from relevant government departments, representatives from the peak non-government agencies as well as an indigenous person and a person from the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs provides the following response - (1) The Government has endorsed the recommendations of the evaluation of the Joondalup Family Violence Court, which include locating the victim support position within the victim support service of the court services division of the Department of Justice. The evaluation report states that the work undertaken by this worker is within the parameters of the victim support service and the position will be able to access professional supervision, practice direction and staff support services in the VSS. (2) A family violence coordinating committee is being established by the Government. Its membership will include senior executives from relevant government departments, representatives from the peak non-government agencies as well as an indigenous person and a person from the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs provides the following response - (1) The Government has endorsed the recommendations of the evaluation of the Joondalup Family Violence Court, which include locating the victim support position within the victim support service of the court services division of the Department of Justice. The evaluation report states that the work undertaken by this worker is within the parameters of the victim support service and the position will be able to access professional supervision, practice direction and staff support services in the VSS. (2) A family violence coordinating committee is being established by the Government. Its membership will include senior executives from relevant government departments, representatives from the peak non-government agencies as well as an indigenous person and a person from the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia.
(1) The Government has endorsed the recommendations of the evaluation of the Joondalup Family Violence Court, which include locating the victim support position within the victim support service of the court services division of the Department of Justice. The evaluation report states that the work undertaken by this worker is within the parameters of the victim support service and the position will be able to access professional supervision, practice direction and staff support services in the VSS. (2) A family violence coordinating committee is being established by the Government. Its membership will include senior executives from relevant government departments, representatives from the peak non-government agencies as well as an indigenous person and a person from the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia.
(2) A family violence coordinating committee is being established by the Government. Its membership will include senior executives from relevant government departments, representatives from the peak non-government agencies as well as an indigenous person and a person from the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia.
(1) Why has the minister removed this position from the non-government sector? (2) How will the minister ensure that there is collaboration between the Government and non-government agencies in the area of domestic violence in the future? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs provides the following response - (1) The Government has endorsed the recommendations of the evaluation of the Joondalup Family Violence Court, which include locating the victim support position within the victim support service of the court services division of the Department of Justice. The evaluation report states that the work undertaken by this worker is within the parameters of the victim support service and the position will be able to access professional supervision, practice direction and staff support services in the VSS. (2) A family violence coordinating committee is being established by the Government. Its membership will include senior executives from relevant government departments, representatives from the peak non-government agencies as well as an indigenous person and a person from the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia.
(2) How will the minister ensure that there is collaboration between the Government and non-government agencies in the area of domestic violence in the future? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs provides the following response - (1) The Government has endorsed the recommendations of the evaluation of the Joondalup Family Violence Court, which include locating the victim support position within the victim support service of the court services division of the Department of Justice. The evaluation report states that the work undertaken by this worker is within the parameters of the victim support service and the position will be able to access professional supervision, practice direction and staff support services in the VSS. (2) A family violence coordinating committee is being established by the Government. Its membership will include senior executives from relevant government departments, representatives from the peak non-government agencies as well as an indigenous person and a person from the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs provides the following response - (1) The Government has endorsed the recommendations of the evaluation of the Joondalup Family Violence Court, which include locating the victim support position within the victim support service of the court services division of the Department of Justice. The evaluation report states that the work undertaken by this worker is within the parameters of the victim support service and the position will be able to access professional supervision, practice direction and staff support services in the VSS. (2) A family violence coordinating committee is being established by the Government. Its membership will include senior executives from relevant government departments, representatives from the peak non-government agencies as well as an indigenous person and a person from the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs provides the following response - (1) The Government has endorsed the recommendations of the evaluation of the Joondalup Family Violence Court, which include locating the victim support position within the victim support service of the court services division of the Department of Justice. The evaluation report states that the work undertaken by this worker is within the parameters of the victim support service and the position will be able to access professional supervision, practice direction and staff support services in the VSS. (2) A family violence coordinating committee is being established by the Government. Its membership will include senior executives from relevant government departments, representatives from the peak non-government agencies as well as an indigenous person and a person from the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia.
(1) The Government has endorsed the recommendations of the evaluation of the Joondalup Family Violence Court, which include locating the victim support position within the victim support service of the court services division of the Department of Justice. The evaluation report states that the work undertaken by this worker is within the parameters of the victim support service and the position will be able to access professional supervision, practice direction and staff support services in the VSS. (2) A family violence coordinating committee is being established by the Government. Its membership will include senior executives from relevant government departments, representatives from the peak non-government agencies as well as an indigenous person and a person from the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia.
(2) A family violence coordinating committee is being established by the Government. Its membership will include senior executives from relevant government departments, representatives from the peak non-government agencies as well as an indigenous person and a person from the Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia.
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