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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 834 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 August 2020 by Hon Nick Goiran

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STRATEGY — GOVERNANCE MODEL

834. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence:

I refer to the diagram of the governance model found on page 27 of the Department of Communities' ''Path to Safety: Western Australia's Strategy to Reduce Family and Domestic Violence 2020–2030''.

(1) Who is on the Community Safety and Family Support Cabinet Sub-Committee?

(2) Who is on the directors-general implementation group?

(3) Who is on the family and domestic violence strategy steering group?

(4) Which organisations make up the district and community leadership groups?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The answers to parts (1) and (2) have been provided by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

(1) Members of the Community Safety and Family Support Cabinet Sub-Committee are: the Deputy Premier; the Minister for Health; Mental Health, who is the chair; the Minister for Education and Training; the Minister for Corrective Services; the Minister for Police; the Attorney General; and the Minister for Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services, who is the deputy chair.

(2) Members of the directors-general implementation group are the heads of the following: the head of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, who is the chair; the Department of Communities; the Department of Justice; the Department of Education; the Mental Health Commission; Western Australia Police Force; and the Department of Health.

(3) The membership of the family and domestic violence strategy steering group, convened by the Department of Communities, is currently being finalised. Interim membership includes representatives from the Department of Justice; the Department of Health; Western Australia Police Force; the Department of Education; Legal Aid WA; the Mental Health Commission; the Department of the Premier and Cabinet; the Department of Social Services; the Women's Council for Domestic and Family Violence Services WA; Stopping Family Violence; Aboriginal Family Law Services; and the Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service.

(4) Group membership varies across locations, but ordinarily includes representatives from state and commonwealth governments, local government, the community services sector, Aboriginal community-controlled organisations, and industry.