❓ Hon Michelle Boylan questions the Attorney General about the potential implementation of a DV Notify program in WA, similar to one trialled in NSW, to inform domestic violence victim-survivors of a perpetrator's custody status. The Attorney General confirms no work has been commissioned.
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I refer to the adoption of the DV Notify program being trialled in New South Wales that informs domestic and family violence victim-survivors of a perpetrator's custody status, and recent calls from the Centre for Women's Safety and Wellbeing for Western Australia to adopt a similar program, and I ask: (a) has the Cook Labor Government commissioned any work or feasibility assessments of implementing a similar service that communicates the perpetrators custody status with victim survivors; (b) if yes to (a), will the Minister table the most recent piece of correspondence or advice received regarding the program; and (c) if no, why not?
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Answered
24 February 2026
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney General
Response time
11 days
(a) No.
The Department has a Victim Notification Register which is a voluntary, opt-in service for people who hold a current Family Violence Restraining Order. The service provides updates to the victim-survivor regarding the offender’s status whilst under the supervision of the Department.
(b) N/A.
(c) N/A.
The Department has a Victim Notification Register which is a voluntary, opt-in service for people who hold a current Family Violence Restraining Order. The service provides updates to the victim-survivor regarding the offender’s status whilst under the supervision of the Department.
(b) N/A.
(c) N/A.
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