House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2)
2008-02-12 Daily Xml

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PREMIER'S COUNCIL FOR WOMEN

In reply to Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (23 October 2006) (Estimates Committee A).

The Hon. J.M. RANKINE (Wright—Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Volunteers, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister Assisting in Early Childhood Development): I have been advised by the Premier's Council for Women (PCW) that no concerns relating to the enforcement of Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (DVROs) have been referred to it. However, women's safety has been one of the highest priorities for the Government and for the Premier's Council for Women (PCW) over the past year. The PWC has played a key role in advocating for rape, sexual assault and domestic violence legislative reform which includes DVROs (aggravated violence orders is the term that is used in some other Australian jurisdictions. As part of the Women's Safety Strategy, the Government is undertaking a review of the Domestic Violence Act 1994 which provides the legislative framework for domestic violence restraining orders.