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Research

Our research

Violence against women and their children affects everybody. It impacts on the health, wellbeing and safety of a significant proportion of Australians throughout all states and territories and places an enormous burden on the nation’s economy across family and community services, health and hospitals, income-support and criminal justice systems.

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

News and events

ANROWS hosts events as part of its knowledge transfer and exchange work, including public lectures, workshops and research launches. Details of upcoming ANROWS activities and news are available from the list on the right.

ANROWS

About ANROWS

ANROWS was established by the Commonwealth and all state and territory governments of Australia to produce, disseminate and assist in applying evidence for policy and practice addressing violence against women and their children.

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Resources

To support the take-up of evidence, ANROWS offers a range of resources developed from research to support practitioners and policy-makers in delivering evidence-based interventions.

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Inquiries and submissions


A list of active, or recently closed, inquiries and submissions relevant to domestic and family violence, sexual assault and women’s safety.


Various governments and independent organisations undertake inquiries into topical issues, and seek submissions from interested parties in relevant sectors. The results of these inquiries lead to recommendations put to governments to seek change to policies and procedures. The submission process enables organisations and individuals to have their say and contribute to law reform.

 

Below is a list of active, or recently closed, inquires and submissions relevant to domestic and family violence and women’s safety. See this outline of the Australian policy context for women’s safety and ANROWS’s resources page for our previous submissions.

Inquiry or submission Website Status Further reading /
See also
National
Inquiry into the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Visit website Submissions closed 18 August 2023. Terms of reference
Scoping the development of specialised and trauma-informed legal services for victims and survivors of sexual assault Visit website Submissions closed 7 May 2023. Discussion paper
Continuing Professional Development for Legal Practitioners on Coercive Control Visit website Submissions closed 21 July 2023. Discussion paper
Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 Visit website Submissions closed 23 June 2023. Final report published 24 August 2023. Final report
Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 [Exposure Draft] Visit website Submissions closed 27 February 2023. The Bill was referred to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry on 11 May 2023. Exposure draft
Current and proposed sexual consent laws in Australia Visit website Submissions closed on 31 March 2023. Final Report due 13 September 2023. Terms of reference
Access to offenders’ superannuation for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse Visit website Submissions closed 16 February 2023. Discussion paper
Consultation Draft of the National Principles to Address Coercive Control Visit website Submissions closed 11 November 2022. Consultation Summary released 29 March 2023. National Principles to be finalised in late 2023. The Consultation Draft
Missing and murdered First Nations women and children Visit website Submissions closed 12 December 2022. Final Report due 30 June 2024. Terms of reference
Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability Visit website Submissions closed 31 December 2022 Information on submissions
Employment White Paper - Consultation Visit website Submissions closed 30 November 2022. The White Paper will be released by the end of September 2023. Jobs & Skills Summit Issues Paper
Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services Visit website Submissions focused on ParentsNext closed 30 November 2022, Interim Report published February 2023. Interim Report
Inquiry into the Rights of Women and Children Visit website Submissions closed 16 December 2023 Terms of reference
Australian Framework for the ethical co-production of research with victim survivors Consultation closed 23 December 2022. Framework to be released in 2023. Read the draft framework
New South Wales
Review of domestic violence rental laws Visit website Submissions closed 2 December 2022 Issues paper
Australian Capital Territory
No inquiries or submissions to display
Victoria
Stalking laws inquiry Visit website Submissions closed. Report delivered 21 September 2022 Final report
Tasmania
No inquiries or submissions to display
South Australia
Criminalising coercive control Visit website Submissions open to Tuesday 10 October 2023. Consultation guide
Coercive control in South Australia Visit website Submissions closed 1 April 2022. Submissions report released May 2022 Submissions report
Western Australia
Review of criminal justice responses to sexual offending Visit website Consultation closes 8 October 2023. Fact sheet
Legislative Responses to Coercive Control in Western Australia Submissions closed 30 July 2022 Fact sheet about the consultation process
Sexual Violence Strategy Visit website Consultation closes 15 September 2023. Online submission form
Project 113 - Sexual Offences Visit website Final Report due 30 September 2023. Discussion paper
Northern Territory
Exposure Draft Justice Legislation Amendment (Domestic and Family Violence) Bill 2023 Visit website Submissions closed 22 August 2023. Explanatory Document
Inquiry into Consent for Sexual Offences Visit website Submissions closed 30 June 2023. Discussion paper
Queensland
Domestic and family violence perpetrator strategy consultation Visit website Consultation closes 5pm on 22 September 2023. Consultation paper
Sex work industry review Terms of reference Final report published March 2023. Final Report Summary
Inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence Visit website Submissions closed 24 June 2022. Report published 21 November 2022 Final report

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Email: enquiries@anrows.org.au

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