The Liberal Government is continuing its commitment to address the scourge of family violence.
Tasmania’s first comprehensive Family Violence Action Plan – Safe Homes, Safe Families – was released in August 2015, and has been widely acknowledged as a nation-leading response to family violence.
As part of our 100 Day Plan, the Hodgman Government committed to commence a comprehensive evaluation of the Family Violence Action Plan.
The evaluation began on 26 March with a meeting of senior public servants to discuss the evaluation framework. That framework will be considered by Cabinet shortly. The evaluation will be integral to the development of the next five-year Action Plan, which will be prepared over the next 12 months and will commence in July 2019.
Public consultation with the community, and key stakeholder groups, including the Family Violence Consultative Committee, will ensure that all Tasmanians will have a say.
The Hodgman Government has also committed additional funding over the next two years to meet increased demand for services, boosting funding by $750,000 per annum and investing in the innovative Project O family violence prevention project on the North-West Coast.
Consultation will also occur this year on new laws to further strengthen family violence legislation, reflecting our commitment to create a nation-leading new offence targeting persistent family violence offenders.