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DFV e-Newsletter: July 2018
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Welcome to the first edition of the Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) e-Newsletter, designed especially for Judicial Officers. The Department of Justice and Attorney-General (DJAG) is committed to taking action to end domestic and family violence in Queensland. The work you do as Judicial Officers in protecting vulnerable victims and children and holding perpetrators to account makes a difference to the lives of individuals and the broader community. Remember that you play an important role in court and as community leaders and the way you do your work will have a lasting impact on individuals and the wider community.
To keep you up to date with developments in the domestic and family violence area including recent case law, legislative changes and research I will continue to bring you information with thought provoking articles about the ways you can make a difference. I commend this resource to you and encourage you to take the time to read this and future editions. I also look forward to receiving your feedback and ideas for future editions.
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Inter-Parental Conflict: Negative outcomes for children and parents
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A recent report by Dr Rae Kaspiew of the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) examines the impact of domestic and family violence (DFV) on parenting capacity and parent-child relationships. Unsurprisingly, the report found that inter-parental conflict (IPC) is harmful for parents and children. IPC, experienced by 1 in 3 Australian families, refers to a broad set of behaviours marked by tense, angry and physically violent interactions between parents that may include patterns of DFV that create an environment of high conflict.
Dr Kaspiew and her team reviewed interview and longitudinal data to understand the impact of IPC across mental health, parenting and childhood outcomes. The authors found that IPC increases the rate of anxiety, depression and stress in mothers and increases perceptions of ineffective parenting. The rates of negative mental health outcomes increase further where IPC is chronic.
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Domestic Violence and Trauma
Informed Practice
Community Legal Centres Queensland.
In this webinar, Rachel Neil (Principal Solicitor, Women’s Legal Service), discusses trauma and the effect of victims of DV, the importance of validating the victim through trauma informed practice, and assessing safety through interviewing.
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In a recent Queensland District Court decision (MKA v WKT [2018] QDC 73), Judge Morzone considered an application to change the venue of an appeal against a domestic violence order from Coolangatta to Cairns. The protection order was made in the Magistrates Court at Coolangatta but the appeal was filed in Cairns. The respondent to the appeal (aggrieved) sought to change the venue to Southport.
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Department of Justice and Attorney-General Update
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2018-19 Budget outcomes (DFV specific)
$8.1 million over four years for the expansion of the Townsville Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Court (including circuit courts in Mount Isa and Palm Island) to include criminal domestic and family violence matters.
$8.7 million to enhance integrated responses to DFV by establishing new High Risk Teams (HRT) in Mackay and Moreton Bay in 2018-19, and continuing to operate established HRTs in Logan/Beenleigh, Mount Isa, Cherbourg, Brisbane, Ipswich and Cairns.
$14.2 million to establish new DFV services and continue to fund and enhance existing DFV services including: counselling and support services; court-based support; sexual assault services; health and wellbeing services; and telephone services.
$7 million to construct new and replacement shelters for women and children escaping DFV, including $3.5 million for two new women’s shelters in Caboolture and in the Gold Coast area.
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The Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 Benchbook – April 2018 – Fourth Edition has been published on Judicial Virtual Library and the Queensland Courts website.
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New to Judicial Virtual Library
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The video presentations from the March 2018 DFV Conference and material from the DFV Issues for Migrant & Immigrant Women LunchBox are now available on the JVL.
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2018 Annual State Conference papers and presentations.
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Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network Data Report 2018
Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network
31 May 2018
This report establishes and maintains a national dataset of DFV related deaths. Read more here.
Protection orders for domestic violence: a systemic review
Australian Institute of Criminology
7 June 2018
This study systematically reviews research into the use and impact of protection orders. Protection orders are associated with a small but significant reduction in domestic violence. They appear to be more effective under certain circumstances, including when the victim has fewer ties to the perpetrator and a greater capacity for independence, and less effective for offenders with a history of crime, violence and mental health issues. Read more here.
Targeting repeat DV: assessing short term risk of reoffending
Australian Institute of Criminology
7 June 2018
Drawing on repeat victimisation studies, and analysing police data on domestic violence incidents, the current study examined the prevalence and correlates of short-term reoffending. The results showed that a significant proportion of offenders reoffended in the weeks and months following a domestic violence incident. Read more here.
Women, disability and violence: barriers to accessing justice: final report
Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety
27 April 2018
This project draws on the insights of 36 women living in New South Wales and Victoria who outlined their experiences of seeking justice and security in the context of violence that they had experienced. This research examines how these women worked to seek redress or support and the pathways and obstacles they encountered. Read more here.
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* Links to pages on Magistrates Intranet & other pages that are not publicly accessible.
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