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A peak body, WDVCAS Inc. was established with funding from Legal Aid in 2011 (subsequently renamed Women's Safety NSW [12]) and began to engage more closely with government agencies including the Department of the Attorney-General and Justice, NSW Victims Services, FACS and NSW Police. [13]
The New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for the delivery of services to some of the most disadvantaged individuals, families and communities; and the administration and development of a just and equitable legal system of courts, tribunals, laws and other mechanisms that further the principles of justice in the ...
The Victims Compensation Tribunal of New South Wales is a former tribunal of the Government of New South Wales that was established to determine the amounts that may be awarded to victims of crime for personal injury in New South Wales, a state of Australia. The tribunal had exclusive jurisdiction to determine the amount which the Victims ...
Those members are made up from a diverse background to better represent the views of the community. They include retired judges, law enforcement officers, defence lawyers, indigenous community members and persons associated with victims of crime. The council provides similar functions to other bodies in New South Wales and in Australia.
The criminal justice system is not providing the highest quality service to many victims, and does not always invest the time and attention needed in cases, a new report has found.
After submissions by many stakeholders and experts, including the Law Society NT, NT Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) and the NT Women's Legal Service, [75] the Justice Legislation Amendment (Domestic and Family Violence) Bill 2019 was passed on 25 June 2020, making amendments to the Domestic and Family Violence Act, the Bail Act 1982, the ...
In 1982, a group of female legal activists founded Australia's first legal service for women. The Women's Legal Resources Centre (WLRC) was established to promote access to justice through the provision of legal services, law reform, and community legal education; particularly for women disadvantaged by social and economic circumstances.
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