EXTERNALLY-FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

National domestic and family violence bench book.

The purpose of this bench book is to provide a central resource for judicial officers considering legal issues relevant to domestic and family violence related cases that will contribute to harmonising the treatment of these cases across jurisdictions along broad principles and may assist them with decision-making and judgment writing.

Project contact
Prof Heather Douglas
The University of Queensland

Funding Body
Attorney-General’s Department, (Commonwealth) and Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration

Project start & End Dates
June 2015 – July 2018